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FTB is a barristers’ chambers with a leading reputation for planning, environment, licensing, public, compulsory purchase and land valuation, major infrastructure projects, local government, rating, ecclesiastical and religious liberty, highways, commons and open spaces and ADR.

Expertise where it counts

We are consistently recognised as a leading set by the market and directories because of the quality and number of leading practitioners we can provide, our major projects and our client base.

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Co-op Live Manchester

Co-op Live Manchester is the £365m entertainment venue that plans to make Manchester the musical capital of Europe.

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The East Anglia One (North) and East Anglia Two Offshore Windfarms

The case concerns two related applications for the construction and operation of large offshore windfarms in the North Sea.  

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Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre

In 2016 the Government announced proposals for a Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens immediately to the south of the Houses of Parliament.

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Walleys Quarry

Walleys Quarry is a waste landfill site locate in Newcastle Under Lyme and which opened in February 2007. 

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Sizewell C New Nuclear Power Station

The Sizewell C new nuclear power station at Sizewell in East Suffolk is one of the single most important energy infrastructure projects in the UK for a generation.  

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The O2 Academy Brixton

The O2 Academy Brixton is an internationally renowned concert venue, with audiences travelling from all over the world to attend live music events and comedy shows. The iconic stage design is based on Venice’s Rialto bridge and frames Europe’s largest fixed stage. The capacity of the venue is in the region of 5,000 persons.

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Events to keep you connected

17
Nov' 25
Annual Compulsory Purchase and Compensation Seminar 2025 (Hybrid)

Our 2025 seminar will concentrate on topical subjects with focussed sessions in one afternoon - ideal for busy practitioners. The seminar will focus on legal matters relevant to compulsory purchase and compensation and should be of benefit to all those working in this field including acquiring authority officers, solicitors, surveyors, planners, accountants and developers.

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25
Nov' 25
Public Law Webinar: Proportionality after Shvidler

A lunchtime webinar which will be of interest to all solicitors whose work – whether advisory or litigation, public or private sector – involves public law issues and the prospect of judicial review litigation.  

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26
Nov' 25
Quarterly Environmental Law Update (Hybrid) - Q4 2025

An afternoon seminar formed of short presentations on topical themes.  It will be followed by a Q&A and discussion and a short drinks reception.

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Latest from FTB

Environmental Law Blog

Questions of environmental justice, the climate crisis, biodiversity and resource management are among the defining issues of our time. 

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14
Nov' 25
FTB Named as Environment/Planning Set of the Year by Chambers and Partners Bar Awards 2025

Chambers is delighted to be named as Environment/Planning Set of the Year by the Chambers and Partners Bar Awards 2025.

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14
Nov' 25
Judgment on CIL Self-Build Exemption and Withdrawal of CIL Liability

Richard Honey KC, Alexander Greaves

Mrs Justice Lieven has given judgment in R (Luck) v Bracknell Forest BC [2025] EWHC 2984 (Admin) concerning two notable issues under the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations. 

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Environmental Law Blog

Questions of environmental justice, the climate crisis, biodiversity and resource management are among the defining issues of our time. 

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