The Planning Podcast

Planning Judicial Reviews are subject to a strict 6-week time limit, but in some circumstances the Court will allow out of time claims. Daniel Henderson and Anna Stein discuss the impact of R (Thornton Hall Hotel Ltd) v Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council [2019] EWCA Civ 737, and its implications for prospective claimants and defendants.

James Corbet Burcher and Tobin Byers discuss a number of practical aspects to Pre-Action Protocol Letters in s288 and other similar statutory challenges: (1) whether to send a letter at all; 2) when to send it; (3) how to ensure it is effectively drafted and targeted.

The new draft NPPF seeks to progress a vision-led approach to transport planning, but the guidance to support it has only been consulted upon with local authorities. As for the draft NPPF itself, there is a new approach to the "severe" test, and the Government wants more development around railway stations, but is suggesting it be limited to 800m. In this fourth episode of the 'NPPF Flashpoint' series, Christopher Young KC and James Corbet Burcher are joined by Phil Jones (Chairman of PJA, a...

Freight and logistics are a huge part of the UK Economy. The new draft NPPF provides for the first time a specific national policy for freight and logistics (Policy E3), and "substantial" weight is now to be given to economic development when there is unmet need, but there are still no targets for increasing capacity in the freight and logistics sector. In the third of the series on 'NPPF Flashpoints', Christopher Young KC and Christian Hawley are joined by Angie Fenton, Senior Director...

The Government has long recognised that there is a “critical” need for more specialist accommodation for elderly people. The UK has a rapidly aging population; 17% of the population in the USA and 13% of the population in Australia live in this type of accommodation, whereas in the UK, it is just 1%. In the second of a series on 'NPPF Flashpoints', in relation to the draft NPPF presently out for consultation, Christopher Young KC and Leanne Buckley-Thomson of No5 Barristers'​ Chambers discuss...