Planning

The Legal 500 2025 rankings have been released, and we’re proud to share Chamber’s rankings across multiple practice areas, and the individual members recognised...

Anne Williams and Peter Cruickshank are starting a two-week planning inquiry instructed by Bromley London Borough Council next week on 16 July 2024. Bromley...

Giles was successful in resisting an appeal against non-determination of application for 150 houses and a 50-bed Care Home in the Metropolitan Green Belt,...

Megan Thomas KC has won a second appeal against a proposed 89 Unit Extra Care Facility in Loughton, Essex. She acted for Epping Forest...

Brendon Moorhouse is one of chambers' leading environmental and planning barristers. He is regularly instructed in habitat and wildlife related matters and is frequently instructed in high profile permitting and planning related cases. He is a contributing author to Garner’s Environmental Law. A visiting research fellow and external member of the University of West of England’s environmental law faculty, he is also a trustee and member of the global advisory panel of the Conservation Collective charity.

Lamb Lane Partnership Limited sought permission to demolish an unkempt building in central Hackney in a conservation area. They sought to replace it with a mixed-use scheme, with workspaces in the basement and ground floor levels, and residential units above.

Richard Barraclough KC and Mark Davies acted for the applicants in their application for an interim injunction. Megan Thomas KC advised on the planning...

Chambers is delighted to announce three nominations at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2023. Chambers has received two nominations for Set of the...

Giles Atkinson has had a great couple of years in the planning industry, representing Local Authority in complicated matters. See below and on Giles'...

Anne Williams and Douglas Scott appeared for Wokingham Borough Council in a two-day planning appeal (2 and 3 May 2023), whereby the appellant sought permission to construct an 80-bed dementia care home. Neil Cameron K.C. acted for the appellant.

PINS’ Appeals Planning Officer scheme found procedurally unfair by the High Court on the ground of unlawful delegation by the High Court in statutory...

Angelica Rokad was instructed by the successful Local Planning Authority in two conjoined planning appeals which required the Inspector (amongst other matters) to consider the meaning of the phrase “as originally designed” in relation to development sought in the back garden of a dwelling.

A new book published recently offers guidance, insights and advice from new barristers from a diverse range of backgrounds and practice areas, shedding light...

Anne Williams and James Harrison represented a group of 350 residents in an appeal concerning plans by East Hampshire District Council local authority to go ahead with a proposed gypsy/traveller site in the local area.

Six Pump Court Chambers is delighted to be ranked as a Band 1 Set with Set rankings in Crime, Consumer Environment, Health & Safety...

We are looking forward to the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022 this week and wish Mark Beard and Ian Thomas the best of luck...

Six Pump Court has been recommended in 8 areas of law in the Legal 500 2023 with 59 individual recommendations. Six Pump Court is...

Six Pump Court are pleased to offer planning inquiry training to prospective parties involved in a planning appeal.

Chambers is delighted to announce four nominations at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2022.

In June 2022, the Secretary of State found in favour of the council's case and dismissed the appellant's application for planning permission for exploratory...

Our Planning barristers are pleased to be sponsoring and presenting at this year’s RTPI London Mock Inquiry taking place on 22nd March 2024, 9:30am-4pm...

Mark Davies will be speaking at this event organised by the Planning & Environment Bar Association (PEBA).

We are delighted to offer another in our series of Planning Law updates.

On 14th -18th June the UKELA conference will take place and we are delighted to be one of the sponsors once again.

The third webinar in our Public Rights of Way series will consider some of the issues which can arise when new highways are created in conjunction with new development.

Six Pump Court is pleased to announce our first full day Environmental Law Conference, bringing together specialist counsel with leading external speakers to cover a range of topical environmental issues.

Women in Planning together with Six Pump Court Chambers are hosting this webinar rounding up recent case law from the Planning Court.

The second webinar in our Public Rights of Way series will cover some of the trickier points relating to highway diversions under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Highways Act 1980.

The first webinar in our series is for new rights of way officers, and anyone who would like to refresh their knowledge of some of the basic (and some of the more challenging) issues relating to Definitive Map Modification Order applications,

We are very pleased to be hosting a Planning Law Update webinar this month.

We are delighted to be one of the sponsors once again at this year's event. Members of Six Pump Court will be taking part and presenting some of the sessions.

On Friday 19th June Six Pump Court will host a webinar entitled Heritage Assessment and Design in Planning Decisions.

Six Pump Court presents the third in our series of Environmental Law Seminars to be held this year.

Six Pump Court presents the second in our series of Environmental Law Seminars to be held this year.

Six Pump Court, together with UKELA Eastern Region presents an environmental seminar - Private Nuisance: Key Contemporary Issues.

Six Pump Court will present a Regulatory and Planning Law Conference to be held on 13th July in Birmingham.

Six Pump Court presents a Regulatory and Planning Law Conference to be held on 20th November in Leeds.

The event will cover a variety of topics providing essential updates on specialist areas, informative discussion on topical issues and practical tips for regulators and for those who represent the regulated.

Six Pump Court presents the third in our series of Environmental and Public Law Seminars to be held this year. Wednesday 12th July –...

Our series of Masterclass Environmental Law Seminars continues next month with a second seminar, Private Nuisance Litigation Masterclass to be held on 11th July.