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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

02
Apr' 25
Retained EU Law Update

This webinar will provide an up-to-date summary of where we are in relation to retained EU law and consider recent cases on the application of EU-derived law in the current legal context.

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03
Apr' 25
London Women in CPO

Chambers is pleased to host the next London Women in CPO event on Thursday 3 April from 6-8pm.

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09
Apr' 25
Quarterly Environmental Law Update Q2 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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19
Mar' 25
The Charles Holland Award

Gary Grant

Francis Taylor Building and the Institute of Licensing (IOL) are pleased to announce the inauguration of the Charles Holland Award, a new accolade to honour the legacy of Charles who sadly passed away earlier this year.

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18
Mar' 25
Planning Inspector Dismisses Appeal for 34-Storey Tower in Stratford

Isabella Tafur, Gabriel Nelson

302-312 High Street, Stratford, London E15 1AJ - APP/M9584/W/24/3350592

Following a two-week inquiry, Inspector David Nicholson has dismissed an appeal by Dominus Stratford Limited against the London Legacy Development Corporation's (LLDC) refusal of planning permission for a mixed-use development featuring a 34-storey tower in Stratford. The LLDC ceased to operate as a local planning authority on 30 November 2024, therefore the statutory responsibility for this appeal fell to the London Borough of Newham.

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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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