Environmental Blog

The Welsh Ministers have upheld Inspector Melissa Hall’s recommendation and refused RWE Renewables UK’s Development of National Significance (DNS) application (Ref: DNS/3279787) for a...

In this blog, Róisín Finnegan provides a recap of some recent and important planning and environmental cases over the past few months. Gladman Developments...

First, a site at Hook Cliff Farm, Gonerby Moor, near Grantham. The site had hazardous motor vehicle waste as well as mixed household and...

A Wasted Opportunity? On 28 October 2025, the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change committee wrote to the Secretary of State following a...

The Independent Water Commission’s Final Report presents an ambitious and wide-ranging blueprint for reform of the water industry, covering supply, pollution, legislation, regulation, company...

This latest Environmental Law Update explores two significant environmental law cases that highlight the evolving regulatory landscape. Victoria Kaye discusses the UK-Sandeel case, the...

This week’s blog is devoted to Cooper v. Ludgate House Ltd. [2025] EWHC 1724 (Ch.) (Fancourt J., 8 July 2025).  The detailed judgment tells...

This week, the 6PC Water Industry Group release their Summary and Analysis of the Cunliffe Report. Gordon Wignall discusses remedies in private nuisance prompted...

 In this week’s blog, Nicholas Ostrowski covers what is likely to be the most significant re-imagining of the regulation and set up of the...

A raft of developments across the UK’s environmental and planning landscape this month signals a strong policy push toward cleaner energy, tighter water regulation,...

This week we cover: Thames Water - OfWat imposes its largest ever penalty; OfWat’s attack on Thames Water’s dividends. Climate protest – the 4 appeal...

What’s in my management plan? One of the features of environmental legislation is the need for the government to write plans and strategies about...

Alame and others v Shell: Court of Appeal provide guiding principles on progressing a large environmental group litigation  Starting a claim before having the...

Since 2 December, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been hearing oral submissions in the long-awaited advisory opinion proceedings on the obligations of...

Policies for Planning - Stephen Hockman KC Everyone knows that the new Labour government has economic growth as its primary policy aim. The purpose...

The Finch effect: the UK Government will not contest Scottish oil and gas field challenges. Background You will have heard of the butterfly effect...

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Amy Taylor and Peter Cruickshank consider recent financial penalties announced by Ofwat, as well as Nutrient Neutrality....

On 18th July 2024, attentions were drawn to the sentences received by five Just Stop Oil activists, including its co-founder, Roger Hallam, for the...

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, William Upton KC and Noémi Byrd consider recent guidance on adapting historic buildings as well as a...

Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Ltd (No.2) [2024] UKSC 22 This claim arose out of the highly topical problem of what...