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The Planning, Environmental & Property Law Podcast
The Planning, Environmental & Property Law Podcast
Lobbying Councillors: Writing to the Committee
In the second in his short series on lobbying councillors, Richard Harwood QC looks at how, when and what to write when making representations to councillors.
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The Planning, Environmental & Property Law Podcast
Planning and the way out of Lockdown for Hospitality
What can cafes, restaurants, pubs and attractions do to increase trade outdoors as lockdown eases? More space? Marquees? Richard Harwood QC looks at the planning and pavement licensing rules that…
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The Planning, Environmental & Property Law Podcast
When Fixation Becomes Legal Irrationality
In this episode John Pugh-Smith looks at the circumstances in which this ground of challenge was upheld by Mrs Justice Lang in R(United Trade Action Group) v Transport for London and Mayor of London [2021]…
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The Planning, Environmental & Property Law Podcast
EqIAs: Ignore their significance at your peril
In this episode, John Pugh-Smith looks at Equalities Impact Assessments (EqIAs) in the context of planning and traffic schemes, highlighted by the recent High Court success of the London Taxi Drivers…
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The Planning, Environmental & Property Law Podcast
Lessons To Be Learned From “That” Parish Council Meeting
In this episode, John Pugh-Smith discusses the procedural issues surrounding Handforth’s Parish Council’s infamous Zoom meeting.
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The Planning, Environmental & Property Law Podcast
Pension Schemes and Climate Change – a discussion of the new changes
In this episode, Katherine Apps and Gethin Thomas discuss the Pensions Schemes Bill 2019, passed through Parliament on 19 January 2019, which create regulation making powers to impose governance and…
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The Planning, Environmental & Property Law Podcast
Can you lobby councillors? Richard Harwood OBE QC
In the first of a short series on lobbying councillors, Richard Harwood QC looks at the Holborn Studios (No2) judgment and asks the fundamental question: is there a right to…
The Planning, Environmental & Property Law Podcast
Planning Court Reform
In this episode, Richard Harwood QC considers the four different ways of bringing proceedings in the Planning Court and asks whether four should become one.
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The Planning, Environmental & Property Law Podcast
That ADR Feeling – John Pugh-Smith
In this episode John Pugh-Smith considers this topic in the context of the current round of consultation on changes to the Judicial Review: the Government commissioned Faulks’ Independent Review of…
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The Planning, Environmental & Property Law Podcast
Openness in a year of Lockdowns
In this episode John Pugh-Smith reviews the Higher Courts cases on the correct approach to this Green Belt thorny issue, starting with the Supreme Court’s judgment in R (Samuel Smith…
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