In Catt v Brighton and Hove City Council [2013] EWHC 977 (Admin) Mr Justice Lindblom has dismissed claims for judicial review of three planning permissions granted by Brighton and Hove [...]
read moreAn out of centre Tesco superstore has been refused permission on appeal despite an officer recommendation to approve. The Inspector agreed with the Council, and Asda (whose store anchors the [...]
read moreOn 7th February Mrs Justice Swift gave permission for a judicial review of the LB Richmond’s decision to decline to determine an application for planning permission under section 70A of [...]
read moreWhere a planning appeal is quashed by the High Court, it is incapable of ever having had any legal effect upon the rights and duties of the parties. There is, [...]
read moreThe Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against the activation of suspended sentences of imprisonment made in committal proceedings in a long running case concerning a major waste disposal [...]
read moreThe High Court so held in giving judgment for the Appellant in Williams v SoS [2012] EWHC 3466 (Admin), a case which has taken over 2 ½ years to work [...]
read moreMembers of Cornerstone Barristers have played a leading role in contributing to a new online encyclopaedia, launched on 10th December 2012. The “Westlaw UK Insight” is an online legal encyclopaedia [...]
read moreHarriet Townsend has been appointed to the newly created Government panel of expert planning Mediators. The panel has been created as part of a Government sponsored project designed to unlock [...]
read moreThe Secretary of State has refused to confirm the Mid Suffolk District Council (Combs Lane) Compulsory Purchase Order 2011, so preventing the delivery of a scheme by a registered Housing [...]
read moreThe Withdean Stadium in Brighton is to be the subject of a planning judicial review again. John Catt, represented by Richard Buxton solicitors, has been given permission to challenge the [...]
read morePeter Trott v Broadland District Council Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Court of Appeal: Sir Andrew Morritt (Chancellor), Toulson LJ, Sullivan LJ, 17th March 2011 The Court of Appeal has allowed [...]
read moreCommunity Infrastructure Levy (CIL): What it means for you Saturday, March 19, 2011 CIL is set to be an important measure to allow Councils to ensure development can go [...]
read moreIs Planning Enforcement facing a New Era? Wednesday, February 16, 2011 DMH Stallard and 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square hosted a joint seminar for all professionals involved in enforcement in [...]
read moreJowitt’s Dictionary of English Law Monday, June 21, 2010 We are pleased to announce the new edition of Jowitt’s Dictionary of English Law published by Sweet and Maxwell. The [...]
read moreAccess to proposed gypsy site – guidance on what is permited Friday, July 11, 2008 This appeal concerned access to a proposed gypsy site from an unlit classified road: [...]
read moreWimpey appeal dismissed in Surrey Heath Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Harriet Townsend acted for Surrey Heath Borough Council in successfully resisting Wimpey’s appeal, in which planning permission was sought [...]
read morePlanning and Local Government Issues for Wales Tuesday, September 18, 2007 This well attended, and well received, seminar was held in City Hall, Cardiff on 17 September. The full [...]
read moreEnviro Law Conference Thursday, June 07, 2007 Harriet Townsend spoke at this conference, hosted by Simon Gore Consulting Limited at University College, London on 6 and 7 June 2007. [...]
read moreNew roads conference – CLT Thursday, April 26, 2007 Harriet Townsend spoke at this conference which was held in London on 24th April. The conference covered: What should the [...]
read moreTraining Session for Kent Secretaries Friday, March 09, 2007 Kent Secretaries is the body representing local government lawyers in Kent and Medway and the London Boroughs of Bexley and [...]
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