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Hot Topics Episode 7: Demystifying Noise Evidence - with Rupert Thornely Taylor - Part 2
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Noise impacts are an issue which often crops up as part of planning and infrastructure applications either because the development applied for is noisy or the environment into which it is proposed to be introduced is noisy. The evidence is often comp...
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Hot Topics Episode 6: Demystifying Noise Evidence - with Rupert Thornely Taylor - Part 1
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Noise impacts are an issue which often crops up as part of planning and infrastructure applications either because the development applied for is noisy or the environment into which it is proposed to be introduced is noisy. The evidence is often comp...
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Hot Topics Episode 5: Going Nuclear - An Overview of Nuclear Law with Stephen Tromans KC
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In this episode Tora Hutton and and Stephen Tromans KC discuss ‘Nuclear Law’. The discussion starts with the existential question of whether Nuclear Law exists. Happily, they decide it does and go on to discuss the ins and outs of this technical area...
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Hot Topics Episode 4: How should Greenhouse Gas Emissions be Cumulatively Assessed?
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In this episode Tora Hutton and Rose Grogan discuss the Court of Appeal’s decision in R(oao Boswell) v Secretary of State for Transport [2024] EWCA CIv 145 which considered the lawfulness of the Secretary of State’s approach to the cumulative assessm...
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Hot Topics Episode 3: Housing for key workers, is this the new affordable housing model?
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Tora Hutton is joined by Paul Stinchcombe KC and Ian Parker of McPartland Planning to discuss their recent success in promoting an appeal scheme for affordable housing for key workers in the Green Belt. They consider whether this approach is likely t...
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Hot Topics Episode 2: Is there now momentum in favour of housing appeals in the green belt being allowed? - A St Albans case study
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Tora Hutton is joined by Paul Stinchcombe KC of 39 Essex Chambers to discuss whether recent appeal decisions mean that there is now momentum in favour of grants of planning permission for residential development in the Green Belt. They look at St Alb...
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Hot Topics in Planning and Environmental Law - Episode 1: Introduction
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In this podcast subseries Tora Hutton interviews fellow members of 39 Essex Chambers and special guests on hot topics in the planning and environmental space. Each episode will focus on a discrete subject. Whether the focus is an important judgment, ...
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Lobbying Councillors: Writing to the Committee
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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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Planning and the way out of Lockdown for Hospitality
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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 apply.
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When Fixation Becomes Legal Irrationality
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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] EWHC 72...
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EqIAs: Ignore their significance at your peril
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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 in their challenge to the Mayor's Stree...
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Lessons To Be Learned From "That" Parish Council Meeting
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In this episode, John Pugh-Smith discusses the procedural issues surrounding Handforth's Parish Council's infamous Zoom meeting.
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Pension Schemes and Climate Change – a discussion of the new changes
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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 information publication duties on pension schemes i...
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Can you lobby councillors?
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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 communicate directly with elected politicians?
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Planning Court Reform
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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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That ADR Feeling
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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 Administrative Law (which closed on 26th October) an...
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Openness in a year of Lockdowns
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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 Old Brewery (Tadcaster) Ltd) v North Yorkshire County Council...
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That Technical Traps Submission - John Pugh-Smith
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In this episode John Pugh-Smith, wearing his hat as an arbitrator and neutral dispute resolver, discusses the significance of the recent case of Norfolk Homes Ltd v North Norfolk DC [2020] EWHC 2265 (QB) on the interpretation of Section 106...
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An Opportunity Not to Be Missed Again - John Pugh-Smith
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In this episode John Pugh-Smith FSA FCIArb, a leading mediator and promoter of the use of its facilitative techniques in the planning and compensation systems, discusses how it can be utilised not just to help the Government deliver the intentions be...
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Cold War - with Richard Harwood KC
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In this episode, Richard discusses the planning battle over a relic of the Cold War in Cambridge and asks what does it tell us about ourselves?
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Controlling Demolition in Planning and the Save Britain's Heritage Lancaster Case - Richard Harwood OBE KC
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In this podcast, Richard Harwood QC looks at how planning law finally took control over the demolition of buildings. In 2009 the former Mitchell's Brewery site was the subject of an epic battle as SAVE Britain's Heritage fought to save it, chal...
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A short history of short cuts in the planning system
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In this podcast, Richard Harwood QC looks at the numerous ways of obtaining planning consent without making a planning application to the local authority and asks, how far have development orders and zoning been used?
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