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Planning, Environment & Property
John Pugh-Smith co-ordinates launch of MHCLG/PINS Planning Mediation Service
In this video, John Pugh-Smith FCIArb explains how mediation can resolve, often bitter and intractable, planning disputes following the Planning Inspectorate’s launch of its joint “Pathfinder” initiative with the MHCLG… Read more »
John Pugh-Smith co-ordinates launch of MHCLG/PINS Planning Mediation Service
On 19th July the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) launched its joint “Pathfinder” initiative with the MHCLG following the Chief Planner’s July Newsletter announcement. Its purpose is to help manage its current… Read more »
Assessing Countryside Sensitivity by its Verdant Appearance
By decision letter dated 28 June 2021 Inspector I A Dyer (BSc (Eng) FCIHT) has refused outline planning permission for residential development (150 units) in Wymondham, South Norfolk, when underscoring… Read more »
Judicial review & the planning system in 2021: practical tips, current trends, what’s round the corner?
This is a joint Town Legal LLP and 39 Essex Chambers webinar This will be a practical session aimed at planning consultants, planning officers, lawyers and anyone else interested in… Read more »
High Court reserves judgment in challenge to road closures in Hackney
The High Court last week heard a challenge brought by a community interest group in Hackney – Horrendous Hackney Road Closures (HHRC) – to Hackney Borough Council’s Emergency Transport Plan… Read more »
39 from 39, Series 3 Episode 11 – “Cut your neighbour down to size?”
39 Essex Chambers presents a series of Planning and Environment related webinars Each webinar will offer approximately 39 minutes of in-depth analysis of carefully selected current planning and environment related… Read more »
High Court Makes Important Ruling on Agricultural Buildings
This week the High Court (Lang J) handed down judgment in the case of R (Smolas) v Herefordshire Council [2021] EWHC 1663 (Admin). She applied the recent Court of Appeal… Read more »
Planning Enforcement Time Limits and Revocation of Certificates of Lawfulness
In R (Ocado) v Islington LBC [2021] EWHC 1509 (Admin), Holgate J considered what he described as “important issues of planning law” relating firstly to the calculation of the 10… Read more »
Planning, Environment and Property Newsletter – 10th June 2021
Welcome to the latest edition of our Planning, Environment and Property newsletter. This edition highlights two interesting cases with a heritage slant. First, Richard Harwood QC considers R (Kinsey) v… Read more »
39 from 39, Series 3 Episode 10 – Introduction to Highways Works; Public Rights of Way and Village Greens for Planners
In this webinar the two of the 39 Essex Planning and Environment team will provide a “back to basics” session on highways works public rights of way and village greens… Read more »
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