The Planning, Environment & Property Podcast
The Planning, Environment & Property Podcast is brought to you by the members of the 39 Essex Chambers.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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] [...]
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 this episode, John Pugh-Smith discusses the procedural issues surrounding Handforth's Parish Council's infamous Zoom meeting.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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] [...]
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 [...]
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?
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 [...]
