News and Resources
Below is a selection of news items, case notes, articles, books and papers authored by members of Chambers.
There is also a separate Archive of Inspector’s Reports in respect of applications to register new town or village greens.
Sizewell B Challenge Dismissed by the High Court
R (on the application of Joan Girling) v. (1) East Suffolk Council (2) EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited (3) NNB Generation Company (SZC) Limited [2020] EWHC 2579 (Admin). Read more
Mark Hill QC to Give Keynote Presentation at a Global Lawyering Spotlight Lecture Series: Coronavirus and the Curtailment of Religious Freedom
The focus for the symposium will be the effect upon the enjoyment of religious liberty as a direct or indirect result of state responses to the threat posed to their citizens by the Coronavirus. Read more
Uber London Limited v Transport for London
Uber has today won its appeal against Transport for London’s refusal to renew its London PHV operator’s licence. The Deputy Senior District Judge, sitting at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, decided that Uber London Limited is a fit and proper person to hold such a licence. Read more
Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre JR Heard in High Court
The Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre JR being brought by the London Parks and Gardens Trust was heard in the High Court on 9 and 10 September (see previous post for more details). Read more
Secretary of State Grants Permission for Citroen Site, Brentford
On 10 September 2020, the Secretary of State granted planning permission for a large mixed-use scheme, including 441 new homes, in a series of tall buildings on the site of the Citroen car dealership, close to the elevated section of the M4 motorway in Brentford, West London. Read more
Court of Appeal Hands Down Important Judgement on PSED and EIA Alternatives
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgement in Gathercole v Suffolk CC [2020] EWCA Civ 1179 Mr Gathercole's case concerned a challenge to the grant of planning permission for a new school beneath the flight path of military jets, operating from RAF Lakenheath which, since 1941, has been the home of a United States Air Force base. Read more
Court of Appeal Decision on NPPF Para 11d Outdated Policies
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in the case of Peel Investments v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government [2020] EWCA Civ 1175. The two issues arising on the appeal were (1) the correct interpretation of the term “out-of-date” in paragraph 11d of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), and (2) the proper application of policies contained within local plans which are time-expired or lack policy in respect of the strategic issue of housing supply. Read more
Planning Prosecution of “Directors of a Corporate Director” Discontinued
In an unusual scenario, the London Borough of Waltham Forest issued summonses against four Directors of an Isle of Man company, which, itself, was the sole corporate director of two companies who had failed to comply with planning enforcement notices requiring the removal of unlawful flats at var Read more
Cain Ormondroyd Appointed to Attorney General's A Panel of Approved Counsel, Sarah Sackman to the B panel and Michael Fry and Caroline Daly to the C Panel
FTB is delighted to announce that Cain Ormondroyd has been promoted to the Attorney General's A panel of approved counsel, Sarah Sackman has been promoted to the B panel and Michael Fry and Caroline Daly have been appointed to the C panel. Their appointments commence on 1st September 2020. Read more
Make Shift Granted 3 Premises Licences for Hackney Bridge Development on London Olympic Site
Following a contested remote hearing before Hackney’s Licensing Sub-Committee on 20 August 2020, Make Shift, the makers of Pop Brixton and Peckham Levels have successfully obtained three late night premises licences to enable their major new destination venue “Hackney Bridge” to open in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park later this year. Read more