The Planning Podcast Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:13:06 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1354246 en-gb © 2026 The Planning Podcast yes 676b6b34-4bbf-5b0b-bbaf-f8d3ceb18f4c No5 Chambers episodic false Hosted by No5 Chambers - Contributors provide expert commentary on planning & environmental law; planning appeals; judicial review; local authorities; and the housing and development issues facing England and Wales.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) No5 Chambers https://storage.buzzsprout.com/q0wfdn1wtcultkzcwtlgc30owlcx?.jpg The Planning Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1354246 The Planning Podcast Ep 060 - The vision-led approach, the new severe impact test The Planning Podcast Ep 060 - The vision-led approach, the new severe impact test 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 key author of  Manual for Streets (2007) and the lead author for Manual for Streets 2 (2010)) to discuss these issues.

]]> 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 key author of  Manual for Streets (2007) and the lead author for Manual for Streets 2 (2010)) to discuss these issues.

]]> No5 Chambers Buzzsprout-18814328 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 1132 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 059 - Logistics The Planning Podcast Ep 059 - Logistics 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 at Quod, and a Member of the British Property Federation's Industrial Committee and the London Industrial and Logistics Sounding Board, to discuss the impact of the draft Framework.

]]> 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 at Quod, and a Member of the British Property Federation's Industrial Committee and the London Industrial and Logistics Sounding Board, to discuss the impact of the draft Framework.

]]> No5 Chambers Buzzsprout-18790465 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 1188 59 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 058 - The NPPF 2026 Consultation and Older People’s Housing The Planning Podcast Ep 058 - The NPPF 2026 Consultation and Older People’s Housing 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 the issues around this sector with Ellen Pearce, Planning Director at Inspired Villages, an Integrated Retirement Living operator.

]]> 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 the issues around this sector with Ellen Pearce, Planning Director at Inspired Villages, an Integrated Retirement Living operator.

]]> No5 Chambers Buzzsprout-18790463 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 1706 58 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 057 - Veteran trees The Planning Podcast Ep 057 - Veteran trees The draft NPPF proposes to change the definition of Veteran Trees. Around 3 to 4 times as many trees may be covered by the new definition. A veteran tree with a diameter of 2 metres enjoys a protection zone around the trunk in a circle that measures 60 metres in diameter.

Plainly, this could present profound implications for some development proposals. Christopher Young KC and Jessica Allen are joined by leading Chartered Arboriculturalist Julian Forbes-Laird to discuss the issue and what developers and local authorities ought to be doing to investigate the implications for both allocated and unallocated development sites.

If there are potential implications, then LPAs and developers need to set out those implications in their responses to the consultation on the draft NPPF, which are due on 10th March.

]]> The draft NPPF proposes to change the definition of Veteran Trees. Around 3 to 4 times as many trees may be covered by the new definition. A veteran tree with a diameter of 2 metres enjoys a protection zone around the trunk in a circle that measures 60 metres in diameter.

Plainly, this could present profound implications for some development proposals. Christopher Young KC and Jessica Allen are joined by leading Chartered Arboriculturalist Julian Forbes-Laird to discuss the issue and what developers and local authorities ought to be doing to investigate the implications for both allocated and unallocated development sites.

If there are potential implications, then LPAs and developers need to set out those implications in their responses to the consultation on the draft NPPF, which are due on 10th March.

]]> No5 Chambers Buzzsprout-18790435 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 1344 57 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 056 - Unpacking CG Fry in the Supreme Court The Planning Podcast Ep 056 - Unpacking CG Fry in the Supreme Court Following the much-anticipated hand-down by the Supreme Court of judgment in CG Fry v SSHCLG [2025] UKSC 35, Daniel Henderson is joined by James Corbet Burcher and Chatura Saravanan to unpack the Court’s analysis of the two main issues, and the legal, policy, and practical implications going forward.

 

]]> Following the much-anticipated hand-down by the Supreme Court of judgment in CG Fry v SSHCLG [2025] UKSC 35, Daniel Henderson is joined by James Corbet Burcher and Chatura Saravanan to unpack the Court’s analysis of the two main issues, and the legal, policy, and practical implications going forward.

 

]]> No5 Chambers Buzzsprout-18110785 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 1777 56 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 055 - Recent Housing Appeal Decisions The Planning Podcast Ep 055 - Recent Housing Appeal Decisions Daniel Henderson is joined by pupil barrister in the No5 Planning and Environmental Group, Chatura Saravanan, to discuss a number of recent appeal decisions concerning residential schemes, and to identify key takeaways.

 Also, we have includes the links to some of the appeals discussed.

Character and appearance and PDL 

Land at 1-5 Hillside, Portsmouth Road - APP/K3605/W/24/3350737

Link to appeal decision: https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3350737

VSC without Grey Belt 

124 and 142 Church Lane Selston - APP/W3005/W/24/3347049

Link to appeal decision: 

https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3347049

Costs 

Land at junction of Newark Road, Nottinghamshire – APP/W3005/W/24/3350529

Link to appeal decisions: 

https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3350529

Land North of Mucklestone, Staffordshire – APP/P3420/W/24/3350245

Link to appeal decision: 

https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3350245

]]> Daniel Henderson is joined by pupil barrister in the No5 Planning and Environmental Group, Chatura Saravanan, to discuss a number of recent appeal decisions concerning residential schemes, and to identify key takeaways.

 Also, we have includes the links to some of the appeals discussed.

Character and appearance and PDL 

Land at 1-5 Hillside, Portsmouth Road - APP/K3605/W/24/3350737

Link to appeal decision: https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3350737

VSC without Grey Belt 

124 and 142 Church Lane Selston - APP/W3005/W/24/3347049

Link to appeal decision: 

https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3347049

Costs 

Land at junction of Newark Road, Nottinghamshire – APP/W3005/W/24/3350529

Link to appeal decisions: 

https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3350529

Land North of Mucklestone, Staffordshire – APP/P3420/W/24/3350245

Link to appeal decision: 

https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3350245

]]> No5 Chambers Buzzsprout-16915469 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0100 1171 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 054 - What is national policy? The Court of Appeal in Mead, and recent updates The Planning Podcast Ep 054 - What is national policy? The Court of Appeal in Mead, and recent updates In light of recent legislative changes and policy announcements, we are at something of a hinge-point as to a vital question in planning practice – what is national policy, how is it organised, and what is its effect? In this episode, Daniel Henderson and James Corbet Burcher discuss the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Mead Realisations v SSHCLG [2025] EWCA Civ 32, put it into some context, and seek to explore what its effect might be in future months, following LURA and recent policy changes.

]]> In light of recent legislative changes and policy announcements, we are at something of a hinge-point as to a vital question in planning practice – what is national policy, how is it organised, and what is its effect? In this episode, Daniel Henderson and James Corbet Burcher discuss the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Mead Realisations v SSHCLG [2025] EWCA Civ 32, put it into some context, and seek to explore what its effect might be in future months, following LURA and recent policy changes.

]]> No5 Chambers Buzzsprout-16821707 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1913 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 053 ‘How to do a hearing’: Local Planning Authorities The Planning Podcast Ep 053 ‘How to do a hearing’: Local Planning Authorities In the second of a two-part series, Daniel Henderson, James Corbet Burcher, and Sioned Davies discuss the basics of ‘how to do a hearing’, this time from the perspective of a Local Planning Authority.

]]> In the second of a two-part series, Daniel Henderson, James Corbet Burcher, and Sioned Davies discuss the basics of ‘how to do a hearing’, this time from the perspective of a Local Planning Authority.

]]> No5 Chambers Buzzsprout-16790524 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 1423 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 052 ‘How to do a hearing’: Appellants The Planning Podcast Ep 052 ‘How to do a hearing’: Appellants Given the policy framework in which we now find ourselves in 2025, it is inevitable that practitioners are going to see a significant uptick in appeal work in the coming months. Many of those appeals are going to be listed by PINS as hearings. For newcomers as well as those who are familiar with the format, hearings can be mysterious and procedurally difficult. To that end, in this episode, Daniel Henderson, James Corbet Burcher, and Sioned Davies present a basic discussion on ‘how to do hearings’, as part of a two-part series. In this episode, they look at the question from the perspective of the Appellants.

]]> Given the policy framework in which we now find ourselves in 2025, it is inevitable that practitioners are going to see a significant uptick in appeal work in the coming months. Many of those appeals are going to be listed by PINS as hearings. For newcomers as well as those who are familiar with the format, hearings can be mysterious and procedurally difficult. To that end, in this episode, Daniel Henderson, James Corbet Burcher, and Sioned Davies present a basic discussion on ‘how to do hearings’, as part of a two-part series. In this episode, they look at the question from the perspective of the Appellants.

]]> No5 Chambers Buzzsprout-16790521 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 1715 1 52 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 051 - New NPPF: The Key Changes The Planning Podcast Ep 051 - New NPPF: The Key Changes After months of anticipation, the new NPPF is finally here, heralding what the Deputy Prime Minister has called a “landmark overhaul” to “shake-up a broken planning system”. 
In this episode, Daniel Henderson is joined by Peter Goatley KC, Christian Hawley, and Sioned Davies to pick over some of the most important reforms, and assess their potential impact for developers and local authorities alike.

]]> After months of anticipation, the new NPPF is finally here, heralding what the Deputy Prime Minister has called a “landmark overhaul” to “shake-up a broken planning system”. 
In this episode, Daniel Henderson is joined by Peter Goatley KC, Christian Hawley, and Sioned Davies to pick over some of the most important reforms, and assess their potential impact for developers and local authorities alike.

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-16290560 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 2381 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 050 - Forestry Act and Planning Development: How not to get caught out The Planning Podcast Ep 050 - Forestry Act and Planning Development: How not to get caught out Felling trees is frequently an essential element of promoting a site, but the law around felling is complex, and changing fast. Proceeding with felling without understanding these complexities, whether in the early stages of preparing a site or in order to make way for the development itself, can result in serious enforcement consequences that have the potential to scupper a proposal altogether. In this episode, Scott Stemp, Daniel Henderson, and Jessica Allen discuss the law around felling licences, the complex network of exceptions, and some important recent caselaw on the interaction with planning permission, including a highly significant High Court judgment from earlier this year.

]]> Felling trees is frequently an essential element of promoting a site, but the law around felling is complex, and changing fast. Proceeding with felling without understanding these complexities, whether in the early stages of preparing a site or in order to make way for the development itself, can result in serious enforcement consequences that have the potential to scupper a proposal altogether. In this episode, Scott Stemp, Daniel Henderson, and Jessica Allen discuss the law around felling licences, the complex network of exceptions, and some important recent caselaw on the interaction with planning permission, including a highly significant High Court judgment from earlier this year.

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-16172759 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 3072 full false Ep 049 Planning enforcement- legislative and caselaw updates Ep 049 Planning enforcement- legislative and caselaw updates Effective enforcement is key to ensuring a functional planning system, but the legal provisions can be complex. Recent statutory changes have modified long-standing rules around enforcement time limits and other key enforcement functions while, in May 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Caldwell, providing guidance on the application of the Murfitt principle. Anna Stein and Daniel Henderson discuss the various changes, and consider the impact that they will have on the field of planning enforcement.

]]> Effective enforcement is key to ensuring a functional planning system, but the legal provisions can be complex. Recent statutory changes have modified long-standing rules around enforcement time limits and other key enforcement functions while, in May 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Caldwell, providing guidance on the application of the Murfitt principle. Anna Stein and Daniel Henderson discuss the various changes, and consider the impact that they will have on the field of planning enforcement.

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-15822989 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0100 1232 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 048 - EIA and Green House Gases after Finch - a short, practical explainer The Planning Podcast Ep 048 - EIA and Green House Gases after Finch - a short, practical explainer Finch is a Supreme Court judgment which has been long awaited. It deals with the effects of development which are ’downstream’. Many practitioners want to know how their schemes might, or might not, be affected by the need to assess green house gas emissions which arise within ’Scope 3’. With Odette Chalaby and Sioned Davies, The Planning Podcast scopes out some of impacts of the judgment.



]]> Finch is a Supreme Court judgment which has been long awaited. It deals with the effects of development which are ’downstream’. Many practitioners want to know how their schemes might, or might not, be affected by the need to assess green house gas emissions which arise within ’Scope 3’. With Odette Chalaby and Sioned Davies, The Planning Podcast scopes out some of impacts of the judgment.



]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-15302972 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:00:00 +0100 800 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 047 - Green Belt Summit The Planning Podcast Ep 047 - Green Belt Summit You have seen the posts about the Green Belt Summit, but you want a bit more of the inside track on this event?  Well, the Planning Podcast can help with this trailer.
To secure a place, book here. https://www.no5.com/2024/05/greenbelt-summit/>
And here is the link to Fields in Trust. https://fieldsintrust.org/>




]]> You have seen the posts about the Green Belt Summit, but you want a bit more of the inside track on this event?  Well, the Planning Podcast can help with this trailer.
To secure a place, book here. https://www.no5.com/2024/05/greenbelt-summit/>
And here is the link to Fields in Trust. https://fieldsintrust.org/>




]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-15171983 Fri, 31 May 2024 20:00:00 +0100 718 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 046 - Who pays the costs in the High Court – how did we get here? The Planning Podcast Ep 046 - Who pays the costs in the High Court – how did we get here? In the third of a trio of ‘how did we get here?’ podcasts, Daniel Henderson, planning and environmental barrister at No 5 Chambers, maps out the costs regime for High Court challenges to planning and environmental decisions. It has a history, and if you don’t get where is came from you will not fully understand your position in a case where costs protection is in place. There is a note here.

]]> In the third of a trio of ‘how did we get here?’ podcasts, Daniel Henderson, planning and environmental barrister at No 5 Chambers, maps out the costs regime for High Court challenges to planning and environmental decisions. It has a history, and if you don’t get where is came from you will not fully understand your position in a case where costs protection is in place. There is a note here.

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-14784950 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000 1391 46 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 045 - Planning and habitats – how did we get here? The Planning Podcast Ep 045 - Planning and habitats – how did we get here? In the second of a trio of ‘how did we get here?’ podcasts, the Planning Podcast assists listeners with habitats issues. If you were not ‘in planning’ when Dilly Lane was a hot topic or you want to know why the Ashdown Forest seems to be in so many cases, then Jess Allen, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers will explain. There is a note here.

]]> In the second of a trio of ‘how did we get here?’ podcasts, the Planning Podcast assists listeners with habitats issues. If you were not ‘in planning’ when Dilly Lane was a hot topic or you want to know why the Ashdown Forest seems to be in so many cases, then Jess Allen, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers will explain. There is a note here.

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-14784928 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000 2004 45 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 044 - From Localism to LURA – how did we get here? The Planning Podcast Ep 044 - From Localism to LURA – how did we get here? In the first of a trio of ‘how did we get here?’ podcasts, Daniel Henderson, planning and environmental barrister at No 5 Chambers, maps out the key stages in policy change, case law and legislative action which changed the way that we plan development, starting with the advent of localism. 

]]> In the first of a trio of ‘how did we get here?’ podcasts, Daniel Henderson, planning and environmental barrister at No 5 Chambers, maps out the key stages in policy change, case law and legislative action which changed the way that we plan development, starting with the advent of localism. 

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-14779396 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000 1242 44 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 043 “But it's in the wrong place ” The Planning Podcast Ep 043 “But it's in the wrong place ” "But it's in the wrong place" is a six-word summary from the Inspector’s lengthy consideration of the evidence in an inquiry into a 350 unit, mixed use scheme in South Oxfordshire. James Corbet Burcher joins Richard Kimblin KC to explain the context and the learning from this Secretary of State decision, upholding confidence in neighbourhood planning despite weighty scheme benefits.

]]> "But it's in the wrong place" is a six-word summary from the Inspector’s lengthy consideration of the evidence in an inquiry into a 350 unit, mixed use scheme in South Oxfordshire. James Corbet Burcher joins Richard Kimblin KC to explain the context and the learning from this Secretary of State decision, upholding confidence in neighbourhood planning despite weighty scheme benefits.

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-13900964 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000 592 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 042 - Where does my “project” start and stop? The Planning Podcast Ep 042 - Where does my “project” start and stop? Whether you are an infrastructure developer, an infrastructure provider, a promoter or decision-maker for EIA built development, how do you decide what needs to be assessed, and how?
Three recent cases illustrate the problems and provide strong guidance on what needs to be done to arrive at a lawful conclusion.  Odette Chalaby explains.



]]> Whether you are an infrastructure developer, an infrastructure provider, a promoter or decision-maker for EIA built development, how do you decide what needs to be assessed, and how?
Three recent cases illustrate the problems and provide strong guidance on what needs to be done to arrive at a lawful conclusion.  Odette Chalaby explains.



]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-13821621 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0100 1087 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 41 - Apprenticeships -some lived experience of getting into land use professions The Planning Podcast Ep 41 - Apprenticeships -some lived experience of getting into land use professions The Planning Podcast takes a summer diversion from planning and environmental law to the professions we work with and practical routes into them. 
Danielle Dawson (Product Development Manager at Aggregate Industries) and Lisa Newland (Central Bedfordshire’s Academy and Enabling Team Planning Manager) give a view from the inside of apprenticeships. Both are positive, inspiring guests who show us an exciting route out of recruitment drought.




]]> The Planning Podcast takes a summer diversion from planning and environmental law to the professions we work with and practical routes into them. 
Danielle Dawson (Product Development Manager at Aggregate Industries) and Lisa Newland (Central Bedfordshire’s Academy and Enabling Team Planning Manager) give a view from the inside of apprenticeships. Both are positive, inspiring guests who show us an exciting route out of recruitment drought.




]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-13267329 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0100 1573 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 040 - Capturing hope value - an expert discussion The Planning Podcast Ep 040 - Capturing hope value - an expert discussion The Labour Party has mooted the idea of compulsory purchase of land for housing by local authorities and amendment of the rules on compensation. It is a complex area. It raises at least these questions: 

  • what is the problem which is being targeted; 
  • what drives land value and where are they different; 
  • how would the proposal affect new settlements, if at all; 
  • are there existing mechanisms to achieve the same end; 
  • how would land-owner behaviour change; 
  • are the CPO and valuation stages the same and what position might an objector take;
  • are there perverse consequences for local plan preparation? 

That is a long list, and so this is a detailed episode of the Planning Podcast, with three experts: Richard Blythe (Head of Policy and Practice at the RTPI); Paul Brocklehurst (Chairman of the Land Promoters and Developers Federation), and; Christian Hawley, barrister at No5 Chambers, joining Richard Kimblin KC to tease out the issues.

]]> The Labour Party has mooted the idea of compulsory purchase of land for housing by local authorities and amendment of the rules on compensation. It is a complex area. It raises at least these questions: 

  • what is the problem which is being targeted; 
  • what drives land value and where are they different; 
  • how would the proposal affect new settlements, if at all; 
  • are there existing mechanisms to achieve the same end; 
  • how would land-owner behaviour change; 
  • are the CPO and valuation stages the same and what position might an objector take;
  • are there perverse consequences for local plan preparation? 

That is a long list, and so this is a detailed episode of the Planning Podcast, with three experts: Richard Blythe (Head of Policy and Practice at the RTPI); Paul Brocklehurst (Chairman of the Land Promoters and Developers Federation), and; Christian Hawley, barrister at No5 Chambers, joining Richard Kimblin KC to tease out the issues.

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-13238505 Sun, 23 Jul 2023 21:00:00 +0100 3530 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 039 - An impromptu Podcast on CG Fry - a case on nutrient neutrality and planning decisions The Planning Podcast Ep 039 - An impromptu Podcast on CG Fry - a case on nutrient neutrality and planning decisions Potential effects on a European Site/Habitats Regulations/Appropriate Assessment. Does reserved matters approval/discharge of conditions require AA, potentially halting a development? The latest chapter on nutrient neutrality/eutrophication: the case of CG Fry. This is an impromptu Planning Podcast with Christian Hawley and Richard Kimblin KC giving the context and result of this High Court judgment.

]]> Potential effects on a European Site/Habitats Regulations/Appropriate Assessment. Does reserved matters approval/discharge of conditions require AA, potentially halting a development? The latest chapter on nutrient neutrality/eutrophication: the case of CG Fry. This is an impromptu Planning Podcast with Christian Hawley and Richard Kimblin KC giving the context and result of this High Court judgment.

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-13151006 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0100 721 39 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 038 - Decision-making - key themes from recent case law The Planning Podcast Ep 038 - Decision-making - key themes from recent case law In this episode we take a thematic tour through recent cases on decision-taking in planning. It a tour de force from Hugh Richards and Howard Leithead, compressing case after case into 25 minutes of learning - with notes!

]]> In this episode we take a thematic tour through recent cases on decision-taking in planning. It a tour de force from Hugh Richards and Howard Leithead, compressing case after case into 25 minutes of learning - with notes!

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-12720475 Tue, 23 May 2023 18:00:00 +0100 1505 planning, law, environment full false The Planning Podcast Ep 037 - NDMPs The Planning Podcast Ep 037 - NDMPs NDMPs – national policy and its impact on planning decisions

 In this Planning Podcast, James Corbet Burcher helps us with the content, rationale and benefits of national development management policies. In turn, they have an impact on planner’s favourite statutory provision.
And this Planning Podcast comes with notes!

]]> NDMPs – national policy and its impact on planning decisions

 In this Planning Podcast, James Corbet Burcher helps us with the content, rationale and benefits of national development management policies. In turn, they have an impact on planner’s favourite statutory provision.
And this Planning Podcast comes with notes!

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-12712186 Tue, 09 May 2023 21:00:00 +0100 744 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 036 - Plan making The Planning Podcast Ep 036 - Plan making In this Planning Podcast, James Corbet Burcher helps us look ahead to plan making as envisaged in the Levelling Up etc Bill.
What timescales do we need to have in mind when making strategic decisions?  Which changes in content of local plans will have an impact?  How is the electoral cycle affecting the measures?  And this Planning Podcast comes with notes!

]]> In this Planning Podcast, James Corbet Burcher helps us look ahead to plan making as envisaged in the Levelling Up etc Bill.
What timescales do we need to have in mind when making strategic decisions?  Which changes in content of local plans will have an impact?  How is the electoral cycle affecting the measures?  And this Planning Podcast comes with notes!

]]> Richard Kimblin KC Buzzsprout-12712131 Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0100 968 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 035 - Pupillage 2023.01.09 The Planning Podcast Ep 035 - Pupillage 2023.01.09 The Planning Podcast returns this new year for a very particular purpose and that is pupillage – the on the job training which is required for practice. It is a very hard position to secure and a testing and formative process for those who do obtain a pupillage. That application process opened last week, so lets talk about it.

Planning and environmental law is not on the radar of every law student. So, the planning podcast has tried to help a little, with Anna Stein, a successful pupillage applicant  and to Christian Hawley, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, and much valued contributor to this podcast.



]]> The Planning Podcast returns this new year for a very particular purpose and that is pupillage – the on the job training which is required for practice. It is a very hard position to secure and a testing and formative process for those who do obtain a pupillage. That application process opened last week, so lets talk about it.

Planning and environmental law is not on the radar of every law student. So, the planning podcast has tried to help a little, with Anna Stein, a successful pupillage applicant  and to Christian Hawley, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, and much valued contributor to this podcast.



]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-12006631 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0000 2112 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 034 - Not just homes but a place - making a successful new settlement The Planning Podcast Ep 034 - Not just homes but a place - making a successful new settlement In this episode of the Planning Podcast,  we go on journey; a sustainable journey around the Duchy of Cornwall’s development at Nansledan, Newquay, in Cornwall. But our journey is an ambitious one – a journey around an urban extension which really is a new place – which is walkable – which creates an economy and establishes a community. We have two guides. Lord Matthew Taylor is a key thinker behind the garden settlement movement and the pruning and rationalisation which resulted in the 2012 Framework. The Duchy’s Estates Director is Ben Murphy. He knows the vision, implementation and current function of this new community and new place like nobody else. We are privileged to have them both with us.

]]> In this episode of the Planning Podcast,  we go on journey; a sustainable journey around the Duchy of Cornwall’s development at Nansledan, Newquay, in Cornwall. But our journey is an ambitious one – a journey around an urban extension which really is a new place – which is walkable – which creates an economy and establishes a community. We have two guides. Lord Matthew Taylor is a key thinker behind the garden settlement movement and the pruning and rationalisation which resulted in the 2012 Framework. The Duchy’s Estates Director is Ben Murphy. He knows the vision, implementation and current function of this new community and new place like nobody else. We are privileged to have them both with us.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-10497743 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0100 2423 1 34 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 033 - More climate change assessment – [2] Dissent in the High Court The Planning Podcast Ep 033 - More climate change assessment – [2] Dissent in the High Court More climate change assessment – [2] Dissent in the High Court

In this episode of the Planning Podcast, Richard Kimblin QC is joined by Will Rundle, Head of Legal at Friends of the Earth, to outline how, in the opinion of one judge in the High Court, an unreasonable assessment of climate effects can make a decision unlawful. Unusually, two judges sat to hear the case, brought by FoE. One of them found that assessment was irrational. We have a look at why that was so.

]]> More climate change assessment – [2] Dissent in the High Court

In this episode of the Planning Podcast, Richard Kimblin QC is joined by Will Rundle, Head of Legal at Friends of the Earth, to outline how, in the opinion of one judge in the High Court, an unreasonable assessment of climate effects can make a decision unlawful. Unusually, two judges sat to hear the case, brought by FoE. One of them found that assessment was irrational. We have a look at why that was so.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-10390656 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:00:00 +0100 1203 1 33 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 032 - Environmental statements and climate change impact – [1] Dissent in the Court of Appeal The Planning Podcast Ep 032 - Environmental statements and climate change impact – [1] Dissent in the Court of Appeal Environmental statements and climate change impact – [1] Dissent in the Court of Appeal

In this episode of the Planning Podcast, Richard Kimblin QC is joined by Harj Narulla to help listeners get to grips with a tricky set of issues: what is an EIA project?; in what way do climate change effects have to be taken into account in an ES?; and what can lawfully be left out of account? The case of Finch helps with these questions and we are guided through that judgment, which was decided 2:1 – so, a case giving rise to dissent.

]]> Environmental statements and climate change impact – [1] Dissent in the Court of Appeal

In this episode of the Planning Podcast, Richard Kimblin QC is joined by Harj Narulla to help listeners get to grips with a tricky set of issues: what is an EIA project?; in what way do climate change effects have to be taken into account in an ES?; and what can lawfully be left out of account? The case of Finch helps with these questions and we are guided through that judgment, which was decided 2:1 – so, a case giving rise to dissent.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-10390650 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:00:00 +0100 1300 1 32 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 031 - Walleys Quarry - 2022-02-07 The Planning Podcast Ep 031 - Walleys Quarry - 2022-02-07 In this edition the Planning Podcast looks at the relationship between environmental regulators, the courts and the planning system. With his guests, Odette Chalaby and Carl Copestake (Knights LLP), Richard Kimblin QC turns to the recent Court of Appeal decision in R (oao) Mathew Richards v Environment Agency [2022] EWCA Civ 26.

]]> In this edition the Planning Podcast looks at the relationship between environmental regulators, the courts and the planning system. With his guests, Odette Chalaby and Carl Copestake (Knights LLP), Richard Kimblin QC turns to the recent Court of Appeal decision in R (oao) Mathew Richards v Environment Agency [2022] EWCA Civ 26.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-10029623 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 19:00:00 +0000 1137 1 31 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 030 - Levelling Up - 2022-02-07 The Planning Podcast Ep 030 - Levelling Up - 2022-02-07 Planning takeaways from the White Paper.

In this episode, Sioned Davies picks out the key messages which have an impact on town centres, employment land policy, Green Belt and devolution, so that you do not have to read all four documents and the 332 page White Paper.



]]> Planning takeaways from the White Paper.

In this episode, Sioned Davies picks out the key messages which have an impact on town centres, employment land policy, Green Belt and devolution, so that you do not have to read all four documents and the 332 page White Paper.



]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-10029589 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 19:00:00 +0000 1366 1 30 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 029 - From MSA to VSC - 2022-01-25 The Planning Podcast Ep 029 - From MSA to VSC - 2022-01-25 In this practical take on motorway service areas and Green Belt very special circumstances, Christian Hawley and Thea Osmund-Smith join Richard Kimblin QC in identifying the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ in this competitive area of work.

]]> In this practical take on motorway service areas and Green Belt very special circumstances, Christian Hawley and Thea Osmund-Smith join Richard Kimblin QC in identifying the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ in this competitive area of work.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-9948400 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 1715 1 29 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 028 - Climate litigation: what’s the point? 2021-11-05 The Planning Podcast Ep 028 - Climate litigation: what’s the point? 2021-11-05 A challenge to a North Sea consent might not immediately strike you as a ’need to know’. But if you do need to know any of the following, listen in: (1) what happens if EIA development is adverstised in breach of the regulations; (2) how do you assess the carbon impacts of a development? (3) is climate litigation on an uptick? (4) why do claimants bring climate cases? (5) what are the targets for those cases. With Howard Leithead and Harj Narulla, Richard Kimblin QC takes in different perspectives on climate litigation, with no blah.

Article: 
https://www.no5.com/media/news/greenpeace-fails-in-attempt-to-challenge-bp-s-vorlich-field/

Webinar: 
https://youtu.be/RZq1bojW6iI

]]> A challenge to a North Sea consent might not immediately strike you as a ’need to know’. But if you do need to know any of the following, listen in: (1) what happens if EIA development is adverstised in breach of the regulations; (2) how do you assess the carbon impacts of a development? (3) is climate litigation on an uptick? (4) why do claimants bring climate cases? (5) what are the targets for those cases. With Howard Leithead and Harj Narulla, Richard Kimblin QC takes in different perspectives on climate litigation, with no blah.

Article: 
https://www.no5.com/media/news/greenpeace-fails-in-attempt-to-challenge-bp-s-vorlich-field/

Webinar: 
https://youtu.be/RZq1bojW6iI

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-9495955 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000 1636 1 28 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 027 - Case law update - 2021-09-14 The Planning Podcast Ep 027 - Case law update - 2021-09-14 Back for the autumn, the Planning Podcast turns to a five-case legal update. What did you miss while enjoying the summer? Leanne Buckley-Thomson and Oliver Lawrence provide great insights into what can go badly wrong at planning committees and whether an interested party in a JR can recover some of its costs, amongst many other snippets.

]]> Back for the autumn, the Planning Podcast turns to a five-case legal update. What did you miss while enjoying the summer? Leanne Buckley-Thomson and Oliver Lawrence provide great insights into what can go badly wrong at planning committees and whether an interested party in a JR can recover some of its costs, amongst many other snippets.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-9206441 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0100 1470 27 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 026 - Wales 2021-06-10 The Planning Podcast Ep 026 - Wales 2021-06-10 In this episode, The Planning Podcast looks to Wales for a lead. We find positive, modern and innovative approaches to the environment, building a cohesive society and planning for development at a strategic scale. The lead is extending and changing as so ably discussed by Dr Victoria Jenkins, associate professor of law at Swansea University, David Harries, Partner at Aaron and Partners and Sioned Davies, planning and environmental barrister at No 5 Chambers. Together, they bring Richard Kimblin QC up to speed with the policy and legal vision in Wales and how and why it differs from that in England. With both planning and environmental reform in England now on foot, it’s a great time to look to Wales and learn.

]]> In this episode, The Planning Podcast looks to Wales for a lead. We find positive, modern and innovative approaches to the environment, building a cohesive society and planning for development at a strategic scale. The lead is extending and changing as so ably discussed by Dr Victoria Jenkins, associate professor of law at Swansea University, David Harries, Partner at Aaron and Partners and Sioned Davies, planning and environmental barrister at No 5 Chambers. Together, they bring Richard Kimblin QC up to speed with the policy and legal vision in Wales and how and why it differs from that in England. With both planning and environmental reform in England now on foot, it’s a great time to look to Wales and learn.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-8678338 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0100 2384 1 26 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 025 - The Long Examination The Planning Podcast Ep 025 - The Long Examination The Planning Podcast looks at the long, indeed the seemingly never-ending, examination and considers the scope for and potential impact of reform. With guests Jerry Youle, Inspector and Professional Lead for local plans at the Planning Inspectorate, Satnam Choongh, Planning and Environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, Tim Burden and David Murray-Cox, each planning Directors at Turley, Richard Kimblin QC explores the practical problems which can cause local plan examinations to take years, and what might be done to help.

]]> The Planning Podcast looks at the long, indeed the seemingly never-ending, examination and considers the scope for and potential impact of reform. With guests Jerry Youle, Inspector and Professional Lead for local plans at the Planning Inspectorate, Satnam Choongh, Planning and Environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, Tim Burden and David Murray-Cox, each planning Directors at Turley, Richard Kimblin QC explores the practical problems which can cause local plan examinations to take years, and what might be done to help.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-8561315 Fri, 21 May 2021 11:00:00 +0100 2690 1 25 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 024 - The Ox-Cam Arc 11-05-2021 The Planning Podcast Ep 024 - The Ox-Cam Arc 11-05-2021 The Ox-Cam Arc. In one of the Planning Podcast’s ‘long-listens’, we bring together guests with long experience and real insight into planning for one of England’s most complex and dynamic areas in which so much is playing out: linear infrastructure; local and London’s unmet housing need; connecting hubs of growth and innovation; spatial strategies across districts and regions; new governance structures and a particular role for Government in forward planning. 
We are grateful to all of Richard Kimblin QC’s guests: Satnam Choongh, Catriona Riddell, Dave Valler (Oxford Brookes) and Daniel Francis (Carter Jonas) for contributing to this episode which seeks out the primary rationale for the Ox-Cam Arc, how the spatial vision can be identified with a consensus might produce something like the RPG which some of us recall.

]]> The Ox-Cam Arc. In one of the Planning Podcast’s ‘long-listens’, we bring together guests with long experience and real insight into planning for one of England’s most complex and dynamic areas in which so much is playing out: linear infrastructure; local and London’s unmet housing need; connecting hubs of growth and innovation; spatial strategies across districts and regions; new governance structures and a particular role for Government in forward planning. 
We are grateful to all of Richard Kimblin QC’s guests: Satnam Choongh, Catriona Riddell, Dave Valler (Oxford Brookes) and Daniel Francis (Carter Jonas) for contributing to this episode which seeks out the primary rationale for the Ox-Cam Arc, how the spatial vision can be identified with a consensus might produce something like the RPG which some of us recall.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-8502075 Tue, 11 May 2021 20:00:00 +0100 3943 1 24 full false 'Let’s meet!’ - what does that mean? 'Let’s meet!’ - what does that mean? 'Let’s meet!’ - what does that mean? 
In a rather more formal context, that is what the High Court had to decide last week with the widely reported outcome that local authority council meetings may not continue to take place virtually in England, absent primary legislation. 
That is the spoiler about the result of the case, but how and why did we get to that position and what are the practical work arounds? There is quite a lot in that, as Jack Smyth explains to Richard Kimblin QC.

Including update from 4th May ancillary judgement.

]]> 'Let’s meet!’ - what does that mean? 
In a rather more formal context, that is what the High Court had to decide last week with the widely reported outcome that local authority council meetings may not continue to take place virtually in England, absent primary legislation. 
That is the spoiler about the result of the case, but how and why did we get to that position and what are the practical work arounds? There is quite a lot in that, as Jack Smyth explains to Richard Kimblin QC.

Including update from 4th May ancillary judgement.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-8462698 Wed, 05 May 2021 07:00:00 +0100 1182 1 23 full false The Planning Podcast 022 - Village Greens - does a lawful use become a criminal offence? The Planning Podcast 022 - Village Greens - does a lawful use become a criminal offence? The Planning Podcast turns to look at the practical effect of town and village green registration through the case of TW Logistics. Where a long standing use and activity co-exists with recreational uses, will that activity mean that the landowner will commit an offence under the ‘Victorian Statutes’?  Richard Kimblin QC’s guests are Rowena Meager and Sioned Davies, both planning and environmental barristers at No5 Chambers, who explain the essential background, the practical legal effect and draw attention to the potential effects of registration.

]]> The Planning Podcast turns to look at the practical effect of town and village green registration through the case of TW Logistics. Where a long standing use and activity co-exists with recreational uses, will that activity mean that the landowner will commit an offence under the ‘Victorian Statutes’?  Richard Kimblin QC’s guests are Rowena Meager and Sioned Davies, both planning and environmental barristers at No5 Chambers, who explain the essential background, the practical legal effect and draw attention to the potential effects of registration.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-8106313 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000 1452 1 22 full false The Planning Podcast 021 - A year of screen time: practical tips to improve performance in virtual hearings The Planning Podcast 021 - A year of screen time: practical tips to improve performance in virtual hearings As we approach the anniversary of remote working, Richard Kimblin QC and guests share practical tips and guidance for future virtual and hybrid hearings, inquiries, examinations and trials.  Richard is delighted to introduce Sioned Davies to The Planning Podcast, joined by regulars Oliver Lawrence and Howard Leithead, all planning and environmental barristers at No5 Chambers. What have we learnt over the past 12 months and how can we make a positive move forward?

]]> As we approach the anniversary of remote working, Richard Kimblin QC and guests share practical tips and guidance for future virtual and hybrid hearings, inquiries, examinations and trials.  Richard is delighted to introduce Sioned Davies to The Planning Podcast, joined by regulars Oliver Lawrence and Howard Leithead, all planning and environmental barristers at No5 Chambers. What have we learnt over the past 12 months and how can we make a positive move forward?

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-8059269 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:00:00 +0000 1551 1 21 full false The Planning Podcast 020 - Two court of Appeal Cases part two 15-02-2021 The Planning Podcast 020 - Two court of Appeal Cases part two 15-02-2021 Richard Kimblin QC hosts a short podcast with Satnam Choongh and Christian Hawley, planning and environmental barristers at No5 Chambers, to look at two cases from the Court of Appeal which address the tilted balance. When and how do you get to the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and what may lawfully be done with it when it is in play?

]]> Richard Kimblin QC hosts a short podcast with Satnam Choongh and Christian Hawley, planning and environmental barristers at No5 Chambers, to look at two cases from the Court of Appeal which address the tilted balance. When and how do you get to the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and what may lawfully be done with it when it is in play?

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-7879480 Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000 1399 1 20 full false The Planning Podcast 019 - Two Court of Appeal Cases part one 01-02-2021 The Planning Podcast 019 - Two Court of Appeal Cases part one 01-02-2021 Planning Podcast 101 - adding Court of Appeal cases on paragraphs 11 and 90 of the Framework in the same short podcast! Looking at routes to the presumption in favour of sustainable development and what retail policy in paragraph 90 means. With Satnam Choongh, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, Richard Kimblin QC introduces the first of a pair of Planning Podcasts looking at practical points from two recent  Court of Appeal Cases. The second part of this podcast will follow next week - looking at two more Court of Appeal cases on the presumption.

]]> Planning Podcast 101 - adding Court of Appeal cases on paragraphs 11 and 90 of the Framework in the same short podcast! Looking at routes to the presumption in favour of sustainable development and what retail policy in paragraph 90 means. With Satnam Choongh, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, Richard Kimblin QC introduces the first of a pair of Planning Podcasts looking at practical points from two recent  Court of Appeal Cases. The second part of this podcast will follow next week - looking at two more Court of Appeal cases on the presumption.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-7627432 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +0000 976 1 19 full false The Planning Podcast 018 - A look back at 2020 with the Top Tips Team - Leanne Howard an Oliver 15-12-2020 The Planning Podcast 018 - A look back at 2020 with the Top Tips Team - Leanne Howard an Oliver 15-12-2020 Spotting key themes and evolving issues from 2020, the top tips team turns to small housing sites; the continued impact and evolution of the Rosewell Review (with a paper from Howard Leithead here); the recovery, a top tip from Leanne Buckley-Thomson (which also the subject of a note here) and an issue which will dominate for decades to come - climate. With sincere thanks for lending us your ears during the last, tricky, nine-months, stay safe and do enjoy a peaceful and relaxing Christmas.

 https://www.no5.com/media/publications/a-right-to-cross-examine-the-current-position/

https://www.no5.com/media/news/r-v-1-canterbury-city-council-2-redrow-homes-south-east-2020-ewca-civ-1588/

]]> Spotting key themes and evolving issues from 2020, the top tips team turns to small housing sites; the continued impact and evolution of the Rosewell Review (with a paper from Howard Leithead here); the recovery, a top tip from Leanne Buckley-Thomson (which also the subject of a note here) and an issue which will dominate for decades to come - climate. With sincere thanks for lending us your ears during the last, tricky, nine-months, stay safe and do enjoy a peaceful and relaxing Christmas.

 https://www.no5.com/media/publications/a-right-to-cross-examine-the-current-position/

https://www.no5.com/media/news/r-v-1-canterbury-city-council-2-redrow-homes-south-east-2020-ewca-civ-1588/

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-6858253 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000 1648 full false The Planning Podcast 017 - Top Tips with Leanne Howard an Oliver 09-12-2020 The Planning Podcast 017 - Top Tips with Leanne Howard an Oliver 09-12-2020 With the ever-up-to-date-team of Leanne Buckley Thomson, Howard Leithead and Oliver Lawence,  a package of what has made them sit up and take notice in the planning and environmental world in the last couple of weeks: highways impacts and the Framework, a curious consent in Snowdonia and an update on penalties for environmental offences.

]]> With the ever-up-to-date-team of Leanne Buckley Thomson, Howard Leithead and Oliver Lawence,  a package of what has made them sit up and take notice in the planning and environmental world in the last couple of weeks: highways impacts and the Framework, a curious consent in Snowdonia and an update on penalties for environmental offences.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-6765829 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 955 1 17 full false The Planning Podcast 016 - Affordability crisis - does supply really help? The Planning Podcast 016 - Affordability crisis - does supply really help? You might think it is obvious – you increase housing land supply, you improve affordability. That is a premise of much forward planning and of Planning for the Future. Is that correct and straightforward, or not?

Here, in detailed examination of the issues, in a deliberately ‘long-listen’ we are joined by Dr Nikodem Szumilo, Associate Professor at the Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management at UCL, and by Richard Blyth, Chief Policy Officer at the RTPI. Together with Satnam Choongh, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, Richard Kimblin QC introduces us to the detail and develops the issues. And you would like to read further then go to:  Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 51, Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space no. 1 (2019): 25-50. Bernard Fingleton, Franz Fuerst, Nikodem Szumilo

]]> You might think it is obvious – you increase housing land supply, you improve affordability. That is a premise of much forward planning and of Planning for the Future. Is that correct and straightforward, or not?

Here, in detailed examination of the issues, in a deliberately ‘long-listen’ we are joined by Dr Nikodem Szumilo, Associate Professor at the Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management at UCL, and by Richard Blyth, Chief Policy Officer at the RTPI. Together with Satnam Choongh, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, Richard Kimblin QC introduces us to the detail and develops the issues. And you would like to read further then go to:  Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 51, Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space no. 1 (2019): 25-50. Bernard Fingleton, Franz Fuerst, Nikodem Szumilo

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-6473005 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000 3167 1 16 full false The Planning Podcast 015 - Design coding & communities 17-11-2020 The Planning Podcast 015 - Design coding & communities 17-11-2020 The Planning Podcast turns to design, coding and making beautiful places for communities. With Professor Robert Adam, in conversation with Leanne Buckley-Thompson, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers. Leanne gets us focussed on what is happening and proposed, Professor Adam maps out what we can achieve with more certainty of design and what the consequences tend to be for communities, and risks for site promoters. It is a terrific topic which is at the heart of what we all do, whatever your role in place making.

]]> The Planning Podcast turns to design, coding and making beautiful places for communities. With Professor Robert Adam, in conversation with Leanne Buckley-Thompson, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers. Leanne gets us focussed on what is happening and proposed, Professor Adam maps out what we can achieve with more certainty of design and what the consequences tend to be for communities, and risks for site promoters. It is a terrific topic which is at the heart of what we all do, whatever your role in place making.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-6414226 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000 1724 1 15 full false The Planning Podcast 014 - Top Tips with Leanne Howard and Oliver 16-11-2020 The Planning Podcast 014 - Top Tips with Leanne Howard and Oliver 16-11-2020 With the ever-up-to-date-team of Leanne Buckley Thompson, Howard Leithead and Oliver Lawence they have packaged up a short and quick fire review of what has made them sit up and take notice in the planning world in the last couple of weeks.

]]> With the ever-up-to-date-team of Leanne Buckley Thompson, Howard Leithead and Oliver Lawence they have packaged up a short and quick fire review of what has made them sit up and take notice in the planning world in the last couple of weeks.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-6395032 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0000 907 1 14 full false The Planning Podcast 013 - Environment Bill with Nina Pindham 01-10-2020 The Planning Podcast 013 - Environment Bill with Nina Pindham 01-10-2020 First up for the Autumn is the Environment Bill and more particularly, environmental targets – what are they replacing, what is industry, affected sectors and the Government’s thinking on how those targets should best be set; how and when are they enforced; and what has running a marathon got to do with it? With Nina Pindham, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, Council member and Trustee of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association, we get right up to date.

]]> First up for the Autumn is the Environment Bill and more particularly, environmental targets – what are they replacing, what is industry, affected sectors and the Government’s thinking on how those targets should best be set; how and when are they enforced; and what has running a marathon got to do with it? With Nina Pindham, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, Council member and Trustee of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association, we get right up to date.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5690443 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0100 1112 full false The Planning Podcast 012 - Planning Appeals Part 2 with James Corbet Burcher 09-09-2020 The Planning Podcast 012 - Planning Appeals Part 2 with James Corbet Burcher 09-09-2020 The second of a two part episode.
From one of the leading barristers in this field Richard Kimblin QC, Planning Appeals is a practitioner-focused text dedicated to the law and practice of planning appeals in England and Wales. With particular emphasis on hearings and inquiries, this practical ‘how to’ title offers a step-by-step guide to commencing and framing a case, and explains how to support it effectively with appropriate evidence. To mark publication, the Planning Podcast has turned to the topic of Planning Appeals via two conversations: the first with Bridget Rosewell OBE, author of the Independent Review of Planning Appeal Inquiries; the second with James Corbet Burcher. Together they contribute many insights into the key elements of the modern planning appeal

]]> The second of a two part episode.
From one of the leading barristers in this field Richard Kimblin QC, Planning Appeals is a practitioner-focused text dedicated to the law and practice of planning appeals in England and Wales. With particular emphasis on hearings and inquiries, this practical ‘how to’ title offers a step-by-step guide to commencing and framing a case, and explains how to support it effectively with appropriate evidence. To mark publication, the Planning Podcast has turned to the topic of Planning Appeals via two conversations: the first with Bridget Rosewell OBE, author of the Independent Review of Planning Appeal Inquiries; the second with James Corbet Burcher. Together they contribute many insights into the key elements of the modern planning appeal

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5495476 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0100 1250 1 12 full false The Planning Podcast 011 - Planning Appeals Part 1 with Bridget Rosewell OBE 09-09-2020 The Planning Podcast 011 - Planning Appeals Part 1 with Bridget Rosewell OBE 09-09-2020 From one of the leading barristers in this field Richard Kimblin QC, Planning Appeals is a practitioner-focused text dedicated to the law and practice of planning appeals in England and Wales. With particular emphasis on hearings and inquiries, this practical ‘how to’ title offers a step-by-step guide to commencing and framing a case, and explains how to support it effectively with appropriate evidence.To mark publication, the Planning Podcast has turned to the topic of Planning Appeals via two conversations: the first with Bridget Rosewell OBE, author of the Independent Review of Planning Appeal Inquiries; the second with James Corbet Burcher. Together they contribute many insights into the key elements of the modern planning appeal

]]> From one of the leading barristers in this field Richard Kimblin QC, Planning Appeals is a practitioner-focused text dedicated to the law and practice of planning appeals in England and Wales. With particular emphasis on hearings and inquiries, this practical ‘how to’ title offers a step-by-step guide to commencing and framing a case, and explains how to support it effectively with appropriate evidence.To mark publication, the Planning Podcast has turned to the topic of Planning Appeals via two conversations: the first with Bridget Rosewell OBE, author of the Independent Review of Planning Appeal Inquiries; the second with James Corbet Burcher. Together they contribute many insights into the key elements of the modern planning appeal

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5495473 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0100 1826 1 11 full false The Planning Podcast 010 - "Cities" with Ben Rogers 02-09-2020 The Planning Podcast 010 - "Cities" with Ben Rogers 02-09-2020 In this edition we turn to cities. With Ben Rogers, Director of the Centre for London, we explore major issues arising from the pandemic: the immediate downturn; suppressed demand; the role of innovators and the young. We turn to planning reform, zoning, design codes and participation by communities. We look at planning levers beyond regulation - how tax, including local taxes could be a tool to promote or disincentivise different uses and developments.

]]> In this edition we turn to cities. With Ben Rogers, Director of the Centre for London, we explore major issues arising from the pandemic: the immediate downturn; suppressed demand; the role of innovators and the young. We turn to planning reform, zoning, design codes and participation by communities. We look at planning levers beyond regulation - how tax, including local taxes could be a tool to promote or disincentivise different uses and developments.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5495470 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0100 1338 1 10 full false The Planning Podcast 009 - "Virtual Hearings" with Oliver Lawrence 23-07-2020 The Planning Podcast 009 - "Virtual Hearings" with Oliver Lawrence 23-07-2020 Oliver Lawrence joins Richard Kimblin QC to talk through experience of virtual hearings, examinations and trials as we look at the upsides, the downsides and how you might want to influence the way in which your case is heard.

]]> Oliver Lawrence joins Richard Kimblin QC to talk through experience of virtual hearings, examinations and trials as we look at the upsides, the downsides and how you might want to influence the way in which your case is heard.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5495464 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0100 916 1 9 full false The Planning Podcast 008 - "Planning Appeals & Mixing Modes" with Howard Leithead 22-07-2020 The Planning Podcast 008 - "Planning Appeals & Mixing Modes" with Howard Leithead 22-07-2020 The Business and Planning Act 2020: how amendment to the Town and Country Planning 1990 Act may change the mix of appeal procedures; what might be the consequent changes in the rules?; what the real practical effects are likely to be: will they make appeals less able to get the heart of the issues, or will they make appeals more effective and more focussed?; Howard Leithead, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Barristers' Chambers, takes us through the changes, the impacts and the practical points arising.

]]> The Business and Planning Act 2020: how amendment to the Town and Country Planning 1990 Act may change the mix of appeal procedures; what might be the consequent changes in the rules?; what the real practical effects are likely to be: will they make appeals less able to get the heart of the issues, or will they make appeals more effective and more focussed?; Howard Leithead, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Barristers' Chambers, takes us through the changes, the impacts and the practical points arising.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5495458 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0100 688 1 8 full false The Planning Podcast 007 - Infrastructure with Hugh Richards and Angus Walker 30-06-2020 The Planning Podcast 007 - Infrastructure with Hugh Richards and Angus Walker 30-06-2020 The Planning Podcast turns to infrastructure. Richard Kimblin QC interviews Angus Walker, Chair of the Board of the National Infrastructure Planning Association: progress with the consenting of infrastructure projects during the emergency whether consenting procedures might actually be better after the emergency infrastructure and economic recovery. And ‘Drax’ - a case with a mix of Net Zero, a DCO and a late letter to the Secretary of State - Hugh Richards, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers takes us through the facts, the issues and the practical points arising. And there is Hugh Richards' follow-up note here: (https://www.no5.com/media/publications/the-client-earthdrax-case/)

]]> The Planning Podcast turns to infrastructure. Richard Kimblin QC interviews Angus Walker, Chair of the Board of the National Infrastructure Planning Association: progress with the consenting of infrastructure projects during the emergency whether consenting procedures might actually be better after the emergency infrastructure and economic recovery. And ‘Drax’ - a case with a mix of Net Zero, a DCO and a late letter to the Secretary of State - Hugh Richards, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers takes us through the facts, the issues and the practical points arising. And there is Hugh Richards' follow-up note here: (https://www.no5.com/media/publications/the-client-earthdrax-case/)

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5495401 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0100 2245 1 7 full false The Planning Podcast 006- Local Plans [1] with Thea Osmund-Smith 10-06-2020 The Planning Podcast 006- Local Plans [1] with Thea Osmund-Smith 10-06-2020 In this edition, Richard Kimblin QC meets Ian Kemp, a programme officer who is known to many of you, and Thea Osmund-Smith, planning and environmental barrister at No5. The Planning Podcast takes its first look at local plans and their examination. We take a look at the inside of an examination in public – some tips from the gatekeeper – the programme officer –virtual hearings, electronic documents and helicopters. And a reminder about two legal bear traps for local plans – duty to cooperate and strategic environmental assessment, with some lessons from the JSP for the West of England, from which there are some materials to consider on the No5 Chambers website (Opinions of Richard Kimblin QC and Thea Osmund-Smith).https://www.no5.com/media/2066/opinion-of-richard-kimblin-qc-as-made-public-in-submissions-in-respect-of-the-jsp-west-of-england.pdf and https://www.no5.com/media/2067/opinion-of-thea-osmund-smith-made-available-in-representations-in-respect-of-the-jsp-west-of-england.pdf

]]> In this edition, Richard Kimblin QC meets Ian Kemp, a programme officer who is known to many of you, and Thea Osmund-Smith, planning and environmental barrister at No5. The Planning Podcast takes its first look at local plans and their examination. We take a look at the inside of an examination in public – some tips from the gatekeeper – the programme officer –virtual hearings, electronic documents and helicopters. And a reminder about two legal bear traps for local plans – duty to cooperate and strategic environmental assessment, with some lessons from the JSP for the West of England, from which there are some materials to consider on the No5 Chambers website (Opinions of Richard Kimblin QC and Thea Osmund-Smith).https://www.no5.com/media/2066/opinion-of-richard-kimblin-qc-as-made-public-in-submissions-in-respect-of-the-jsp-west-of-england.pdf and https://www.no5.com/media/2067/opinion-of-thea-osmund-smith-made-available-in-representations-in-respect-of-the-jsp-west-of-england.pdf

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5495398 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0100 1711 1 6 full false The Planning Podcast 005- "Neighbourhood Plans" with Tim Jones and Hashi Mohamed 29-05-2020 The Planning Podcast 005- "Neighbourhood Plans" with Tim Jones and Hashi Mohamed 29-05-2020 Tim Jones & Hashi Mohamed help us with current issues with neighbourhood plans.

]]> Tim Jones & Hashi Mohamed help us with current issues with neighbourhood plans.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5495386 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0100 1432 1 5 full false The Planning Podcast 004 - "Planning Enforcement" with Scott Stemp and Howard Leithead 15-05-2020 The Planning Podcast 004 - "Planning Enforcement" with Scott Stemp and Howard Leithead 15-05-2020 Richard Kimblin QC is joined by Scott Stemp & Howard Leithead, planning and environmental barristers from No5 Chambers, about planning enforcement, the issues arising with the Covid-restrictions, and a great new book!

]]> Richard Kimblin QC is joined by Scott Stemp & Howard Leithead, planning and environmental barristers from No5 Chambers, about planning enforcement, the issues arising with the Covid-restrictions, and a great new book!

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5495371 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:00:00 +0100 1652 1 4 full false The Planning Podcast 003 - "Planning and the Courts" with Hashi Mohamed & Jack Smyth 11-05-2020 The Planning Podcast 003 - "Planning and the Courts" with Hashi Mohamed & Jack Smyth 11-05-2020 Richard Kimblin QC, Jack Smyth & Hashi Mohamed discuss remote hearings, what is a dwelling, and Madness - the band not the condition.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC, Jack Smyth & Hashi Mohamed discuss remote hearings, what is a dwelling, and Madness - the band not the condition.

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5482369 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0100 1227 1 3 full false The Planning Podcast 002 - "Net Zero" with Nina Pindham 01-05-2020 The Planning Podcast 002 - "Net Zero" with Nina Pindham 01-05-2020 How local authorities are approaching thir ambitions for 'Net Zero'. What are the implications of the Covid crisis on the Climate crisis? Richard asks Nina Pindham to give an overview of the legislative duty to achieve 'Net Zero'. What progress are Birmingham making in their 'Route to Net Zero' and what can be learnt from Nottingham City Council?

]]> How local authorities are approaching thir ambitions for 'Net Zero'. What are the implications of the Covid crisis on the Climate crisis? Richard asks Nina Pindham to give an overview of the legislative duty to achieve 'Net Zero'. What progress are Birmingham making in their 'Route to Net Zero' and what can be learnt from Nottingham City Council?

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5482198 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0100 1964 1 2 full false The Planning Podcast 001 The Planning Podcast 001 Richard Kimblin QC and his guest Christian Hawley, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, discuss Covid-consequences as seen early in the first lockdown. The Planning Podcast looks at: recession, small builders, small housing sites, policy changes post the 2008 liquidity crisis and the 2010-12 series of dips in growth; affordable housing and levers to spur economic activity, shore up housing numbers and meet delivery tests. All of this was pre 'Build, Build, Build' and pre 'Planning for the Future' but it remains very much the context and backdrop for what we are experiencing now - Christian's crystal ball! 

]]> Richard Kimblin QC and his guest Christian Hawley, planning and environmental barrister at No5 Chambers, discuss Covid-consequences as seen early in the first lockdown. The Planning Podcast looks at: recession, small builders, small housing sites, policy changes post the 2008 liquidity crisis and the 2010-12 series of dips in growth; affordable housing and levers to spur economic activity, shore up housing numbers and meet delivery tests. All of this was pre 'Build, Build, Build' and pre 'Planning for the Future' but it remains very much the context and backdrop for what we are experiencing now - Christian's crystal ball! 

]]> Richard Kimblin QC Buzzsprout-5481553 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0100 1131 1 1 full false The Planning Podcast Ep 000 - INTRO The Planning Podcast Ep 000 - INTRO An Introduction to The Planning Podcast from No5 Chambers with Richard Kimblin KC.
Richard tempts you to engage with the fascinating and insightful content from a collection of first class contributors.  

]]> An Introduction to The Planning Podcast from No5 Chambers with Richard Kimblin KC.
Richard tempts you to engage with the fascinating and insightful content from a collection of first class contributors.  

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