When an important consultee responds to an application, what are the duties on the decision maker? An example from an urban extension proposal illustrates the…
From the commencement date of Boxing Day, the Secretary of State will have new powers under Part 6 of LURA to establish a system of…
House v Waverley Borough Council and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities [2023] EWHC 3011 (Admin) Jack Smyth successfully represented the Secretary…
Jack Smyth represents the Secretaries of State. This is a judicial review claim brought in respect of the government’s new policy of moving asylum seekers…
Judgment was handed down today in R (Bramley Solar Farm Residents Group) v Secretary of State LUHC [2023] EWHC 2842. Local residents challenged an Inspector’s…
Whether you are an infrastructure developer, an infrastructure provider, a promoter or decision-maker for built development, how do you decide what needs to be assessed,…
This case will help you. Storm overflows, nutrient concentrations in discharges from sewage treatment works and eutrophication of surface water regularly reach both the professional…
No5 is pleased to welcome Jessica Allen to the Planning and Environment Group. Called to the Bar in 2019, Jessica has experience in various planning matters…
The Planning and Environment and Public Law Groups are delighted to welcome Daniel Henderson (Call:2021) to No5 Barristers’ Chambers. Before joining No5, Daniel worked as…
Deciding what the ‘project’ was landed the Council in Court. This summer has seen two disputes resolved by the Court on the topic which often…
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey published on 16 June 2023. A total of 10…
Introduction 1. Two appeals have been made by Mr Clarkson in relation to the Diddly Squat Farm Shop which has gained much public interest. The…
Environment analysis: Odette Chalaby of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, considers why the revision of the original October 2021 Net Zero Strategy was needed, the key elements…
Planning analysis: The Court of Appeal rejected a challenge to a decision by a County Council to grant planning permission for the extraction of pulverised…
On Monday 3rd October, The Planning and Environment Group presented a webinar on ‘Case Law Update Octobeer 2022 WATCH ON VIMEO