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Session 1: Planning and the COVID-19 crisis
Louise Samuel (Partner) and Victoria McKeegan (Senior Associate)
This session will consider the Coronavirus Act 2020 and virtual planning committee regulations and relevant guidance:
- How LPAs are adapting to the COVID-19 crisis to include considering:
- Progressing applications
- Publicising applications
- Delegated powers
- Virtual committees
- Practicalities of discharging LPAs functions (e.g. issuing permissions/ discharge notices/ executing and completing s106 agreements etc)
- Keeping planning permissions alive during the lockdown – working with relevant stakeholders
- Section 106 agreements – force majeure and COVID-19 drafting
Session 2: Planning Appeals and Local Plan/Neighbourhood Plan Examinations
Mary Cook (Barrister) and Spencer Tewis-Allen (Senior Associate)
- Planning Appeal and Local Plan/Neighbourhood Plan strategy
- PINS Arrangements for Planning Appeals and Examinations during the COVID-19 crisis
- Practitioner perspectives/experiences of proactively managing Appeals and Examinations during the COVID-19 crisis
- Reflections on the impacts of the Rosewell reforms to planning inquiries
Session 3: A thorough examination of key Planning Case Law and Policy/Regulatory Update, including:
Clare Fielding (Partner) and Paul Arnett (Associate)
Case law:
- Section 73 – LB Lambeth v SSHCLG [2019] and Finney v Welsh Ministers [2019]
- Material considerations – R (on the application of Wright) v Resilient Energy Severndale Ltd & Anor [2019]
- Green Belt – R (Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) & Ors) v North Yorkshire County Council [2020]
- NPPF tilted balance – Wavendon v SSHCLG [2019], Monkhill Ltd v SSHCLG [2019], Paul Newman New Homes Ltd v SSHCLG [2019]
- EIA, Habitats, and SEA – C-461/17 Holohan [2019], R (Squire) v Shropshire [2019], R (FoE) v SSHCLG [2019], R (Berks, Bucks and Oxon WT) v SSfT (2019)
Policy and Legislation:
- CIL Regulations
- The Government’s Planning for the Future and Planning White Paper
- Revisions to NPPF and PPG
- Building Better, Building Beautiful Report
Session 4: Brexit – implications for Planning of the UK’s future relationship with the EU with a particular emphasis on planning environmental issues
Simon Ricketts (Partner) and Ricardo Gama (Senior Associate)
This session will consider:
- EIA
- SEA
- Habitats
- Biodiversity net gains principle
- The Environment Bill and the creation of the OEP watchdog
- Deal or no-deal scenarios and implications for planning
Session 5: CPO and DCO case law and policy update
Raj Gupta (Partner) and Paul Arnett (Associate)
A thorough examination of key CPO and DCO case law and policy updates including:
Case law:
- Certificates of Appropriate Alternative Development – SSfT v Curzon Park Ltd & Ors [2020], Pro Investments Ltd LB Hounslow [2019], Reeves v SSfT & Bolsover District Council [2019]
- Extinguishment – 599 Developments Ltd v NNB Generation Co (HPC) Ltd [2019]
- Material Detriment – Anixter Ltd v SSfT [2019]
- PSED and Human Rights – Burgos & Amayo v SSHCLG & Haringey LBC [2019]
- Crichel Down Rules – R (Charlesworth) v Crossrail Ltd [2019]
- DCO – R (Plan B Earth) v SSfT [2020] and Sawkill v Highways England Company Ltd [2020]
Policy and Legislation:
- Updates to CPO Guidance
- Emerging National Infrastructure Strategy
- CPO Register
- Temporary Possession and Interest rate provisions