Hereward has very extensive experience of successfully promoting and resisting a wide range of major infrastructure projects under the Planning Act 2008, the Transport and Works Act 1992 and the Harbours Act 1964 and in Parliament.

Energy

New Nuclear

• Promoting EDF's new nuclear power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk
• Promoting EDF's new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C in Somerset
• Promoting CGN and EDF's new nuclear power station at Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex
• Promoting NuGen's new nuclear power station at Moorside in West Cumbria

Offshore Wind

• Promoting the East Anglia One Offshore Windfarm
• Promoting the Navitus Bay Offshore Windfarm
• Promoting the East Anglia One North and East Anglia Two Offshore Windfarms
• Advising on the Berwick Bank Offshore Windfarm
• Advising on the Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Windfarm
• Objecting to the Galloper Offshore Windfarm on behalf of EDF

Carbon Capture and Storage

• Promoting Net Zero Teeside
• Promoting the National Grid Humber Carbon Capture and Storage scheme

Grid Connection

• Promoting the National Grid Grimsby to Walpole grid connection
• Advising National Grid on a range of strategic matters and individual grid connection schemes
• Promoting the National Grid Hinkley Point C grid connection
• Objecting to the National Grid Richborough Connection Project, on behalf of South East water

Other

• Advising Nuclear Waste Services on the development of a Geological Disposal Facility
• Promoting the extension of an Energy from Waste plant in Rivenhall, Essex for Indaver NV
• Advising Cadent Gas on the HyNet North West Hydrogen Pipeline
• Advising DECC on the National Policy Statements for Energy
• Advising the promoter of the Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant
• Advising promoters on a range of energy storage schemes, and small scale generating stations

Water and wastewater

• Promoting the Thames Tideway Tunnel on behalf of Thames Water
• Promoting the River Thames (Datchett to Teddington) Scheme on behalf of the Environment Agency
• Objecting to the Eccles Wastewater Treatment Works CPO on behalf of the Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited

Airports

• Promoting the expansion of Stansted Airport
• Promoting the expansion of Heathrow Airport
• Objecting to the CPO for the expansion of London City Airport
• Advsing Cambridge Airport
• Advising Southampton Airport

Rail

• Promoting the Rail Central new Strategic Rail Freight Interchange
• Objecting to the Northampton Gateway new Strategic Fail Freight Interchange
• Objecting to HS2
• Objecting to Crossrail
• Objecting to Thameslink 2000
• Objecting to the redevelopment of Camden Town Underground Station
• Advising on the West Midlands Gateway new Strategic Rail Freight Interchange
• Promoting a compulsory purchase order for the redevelopment of Coventry Rail Station and Bus Interchange

Roads and Bridges

• Promoting the Upper Orwell Crossings on behalf of Suffolk County Council

Harbours and Ports

• Promoting the development of the Port of Immingham through the Immingham Green Energy Terminal for Associated British Ports and Air Products BR Ltd.
• Promoting the Hinkley Point C Harbour Empowerment Order

Commercial

• Promoting the Paramount London Entertainment Resort

Changes to DCOs

• Successfully promoting post-consent changes to DCOs

Hereward has very considerable experience in promoting and resisting a wide range of development proposals, and advising on all aspects of planning and environmental law.

Major Developments

• Representing Indaver NV at the public inquiry into its Integrated Waste Management Facility at Rivenhall, Essex
• Representing Heathrow Airport Limited at the public inquiry into the development required to end the 'Cranford Agreement'.
• Numerous public inquiries on behalf of developers, local planning authorities and third parties in relation to major development schemes promoted under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
• This has included many 'urban extension' schemes between 900 to 3,000 homes together with significant employment, retail and other development.

Tall Buildings

• Representing the Mayor of London in the public inquiry into the ‘Tulip’ tall building scheme in the City of London
• Representing LB Southwark in the public inquiry into the New City Court tall building proposals near London Bridge
• Representing LB Hammersmith and Fulham in the public inquiry into the Edith Summerskill House tall building proposal

Housing Developments

• Extensive experience of promoting and resisting housing development, including single replacement dwellings of exceptional architectural merit, conversion of various listed buildings to residential use, 'backland' development and outline schemes for hundreds of new homes on greenfield sites.
• Extensive experience of neighbourhood planning issues related to housing development, both for developers and authorities.
• Extensive experience of Administrative Court litigation on housing development and policy issues.

Retail and Employment Developments

• Promoting and resisting a number of retail and employment developments including new supermarkets in existing high streets and proposed new centres, large out of centre retail developments including designer outlet shopping centres, and strategic employment sites.

Energy Developments

• Promoting schemes for onshore production of oil and gas
• Promoting small scale generating stations
• Promoting Energy from Waste schemes

Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Ancient Monuments

• Promoting and resisting a number of schemes involving the proposed change of use of a wide range of listed buildings.
• Extensive experience of development proposals affecting the setting of world heritage sites, listed buildings and scheduled ancient monuments, and within conservation areas. 

Plan-Making

• Promoting the joint Oxfordshire Plan
• Promoting and objecting to a range of local development plans
• Judicial Review proceedings in respect of local development plans
• Judicial Review and Injunctive proceedings in relation to neighbourhood plans  

Habitats Directive Schemes

• Promoting the creation of an extensive new area of replacement inter-tidal habitat pursuant to the Habitats Directive.
• Promoting the creation of replacement wetland habitat pursuant to the Habitats Directive

Enforcement

• Numerous enforcement inquiries on behalf of developers and local planning authorities including development of airfields, a wide variety of changes of use, creation of new dwellings etc.

Other

• Promoting the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street on behalf of Westminster City Council.

Hereward has extensive experience in environmental law, advising and representing clients in a range of matters concerning the Habitats Directive, Environmental Impact Assessment, the Water Framework Directive, environmental permitting and other aspects of environmental regulation:

• Promoting a number of schemes within and affecting European Sites
• Promoting the creation of replacement habitat and other compensation proposals for European Sites
• Advising and litigating in respect of EIA matters on a wide range of development

Notable recent environmental cases include:

• R (TASC) v. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero [2023] EWHC 1526 (Admin)
• R (SASES) v. (1) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2) EA1N Ltd (3) EA2 Ltd. [2022] EWHC 3177 (Admin)
• Cherwell Development Watch Alliance v. Cherwell District Council [2021] EWHC 2190 (Admin).
• Pearce v. Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [2021] EWHC 326 (Admin)
• Girling v. East Suffolk Council [2020] EWHC 2579 (Admin)
• R (An Taisce) v. (1) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2) NNB Generation Company Ltd  [2015] Env. L.R,2
   

Hereward regularly appears in the Administrative Court and Court of Appeal, with a particular emphasis on challenging and defending decisions of both central and local government relating to planning policy and development control decisions. He has also appeared in the Supreme Court on behalf of the Government in relation to the interpretation of the National Planning Policy Framework.  Before taking silk, he was a member of the Attorney General's 'A' panel of counsel, having previously served on the 'B' and 'C' panels.

Notable cases include:

• R (Suffolk Energy Action Solutions Ltd) v. SSESNZ [2024] EWCA Civ 277
• R (Substation Action Save East Suffolk Ltd.) v. SSESNZ [2024] EWCA Civ 12
• R (Together Against Sizewell C Ltd.) v. SSESNZ [2023] EWCA Civ 1517
• R (Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v. Tower Hamlets LBC [2023] EWCA Civ 917
• R (SEAS) v. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero [2023] EWHC 1796 (Admin)
• R (TASC) v. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero [2023] EWHC 1526 (Admin)
• R (SASES) v. (1) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2) EA1N Ltd (3) EA2 Ltd. [2022] EWHC 3177 (Admin)
• Cherwell Development Watch Alliance v. Cherwell District Council [2021] EWHC 2190 (Admin).
• Pearce v. Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [2021] EWHC 326 (Admin)
• Girling v. East Suffolk Council [2020] EWHC 2579 (Admin)
• Satnam Millennium v. Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2019] EWHC 2631 (Admin)
• Jelson Ltd. v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2018] EWCA Civ 24
• R (Legard) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2018] EWHC 32 (Admin)
• Suffolk Coastal DC v Hopkins Homes & SSCLG [2017] 1 WLR 1865; [2017] UKSC 37; [2016] EWCA Civ 168
• R (Hawksworth Securities Plc) v. Peterborough City Council [2016] EWHC 1870 (Admin)
• Edward Ware Homes Ltd v SSCLG [2016] EWHC 103 (Admin)
• R (Gladman Developments Limited) v. Aylesbury Vale District Council [2014] EWHC 4323 (Admin)
• R (An Taisce) v. (1) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2) NNB Generation Company Ltd  [2014] EWCA Civ 111; [2015] Env. L.R,2
• IM Properties Development Ltd. v. Lichfield DC [2014] EWHC 2440 (Admin); [2014] P.T.S.R. 1484
• Taylor Wimpey (West London) Ltd. v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2014] EWHC 2082 (Admin)
• R (Gazelle Properties Ltd) v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2014] EWHC 93 (Admin)
• Lambrou v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2014] JPL 538
• R (An Taisce) v. (1) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2) NNB Generation Company Ltd [2013] EWHC 4161 (Admin))
• Stevens v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2013] JPL 1383
• Smith v. SSCLG [2012] JPL 975
• Helioslough Ltd v. SSCLG [2011] EWHC 2054 (Admin)
• Britannia Assets (UK) Ltd v. SSCLG [2011] EWHC 1908 (Admin)
• Morbaine Ltd. v. (1) Secretary of State (2) Aylesbury Vale DC [2011] EWHC 681 (Admin)
• Simpson v. Secretary of State [2011] EWHC 283 (Admin)
• Bella Vista Restaurant Ltd. v. Secretary of State [2011] EWHC 510 (Admin)
• Leeds CC v. (1) Secretary of State (2) Libra Demolition Ltd [2010] EWHC 1412; [2010] JPL 1468
• R (Byfield) v. Hackney BC [2009] EWHC 2399 (Admin)
• David Morris v. (1) Secretary of State (2) LB Haringey (3) Presentation Housing Association [2009] EWHC 1656 (Admin)
• R (Fladgate Fielder LLP) v. (1) WCC (2) Land Securities [2009] EWHC 991 (Admin)
• St Edmundsbury BC v. Secretary of State [2009] JPL 434
• Fewings v. Secretary of State [2009] JPL 433
• R (London & Stamford Investments Ltd) v. (1) Stoke on Trent CC (2) Prologis Ltd [2008] EWHC 2746 (Admin)
• Hillingdon LBC v. (1) Secretary of State (2) Autodex Ltd. [2008] JPL 1486
• Ensign Group Ltd. v. Secretary of State [2007] JPL 141
• Takeley PC v. (1) BAA (2) STAL (3) Secretary of State [2007] JPL 126
• Searle v. Secretary of State (2007) JPL 656
• R (Candlish) v. Hastings BC [2006] JPL 22
• R (Port Regis School Ltd.) v. North Dorset DC [2006] JPL 1695
• R (Hart Aggregates Ltd) v. Hartlepool BC [2005] JPL 1602
• R (Alconbury Developments Ltd) v. Secretary of State [2001] 2 WLR 1389

Hereward has very extensive experience in promoting and resisting the compulsory purchase of land and interests in land under the following statutory regimes:

• Planning Act 2008
• Transport and Works Act 1992
• Town and Country Planning Act 1990
• Water Industry Act 1991
   

• BA (Hons) History (First Class) - University of York
• Diploma in Law (CPE) - City University
• Postgraduate Diploma EC Law - King's College, London
• Gray's Inn Prince of Wales Scholar
• Prior to taking silk, Hereward was a member of the Attorney General's 'A' Panel of Counsel
• King's Counsel (2015)

Assistant editor National Infrastructure Planning Handbook published by Bloomsbury Professional
"When He Who Hesitates is Lost: Judicial Review of Planning Permissions" [2000] JPL 564
"Judicial Review: Some Practical Guidance for Local Planning Authorities" [2008] JPL 1551

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