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An Inspector has granted permission on appeal for the erection of a Class E discount foodstore with associated car parking, landscaping, engineering and drainage works at land at Icknield Way and Sears Drive, Tring. Following submission of employment evidence by the Appellant, the LPA agreed that the allocated business use had no reasonable prospect of being delivered. Consequently, the main parties agreed that allocation Policy LA5 was out of date and that the ‘tilted balance’ under paragraph 11(d) of the NPPF was engaged.  The main issues at the inquiry were therefore whether the proposed development would be situated in an acceptable location in terms of non-car modes of travel; the effect of the proposed development on local highway conditions; the impact of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents; and whether the proposal represented an appropriate design solution and its impact on character and landscape.  The Inspector found that the proposal was in accordance with the development plan taken as whole, and accorded with the principles set out in the NPPF. As it had not been demonstrated that any adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, it followed that planning permission should be granted. Simon Bird KC acted for and instructed by Dacorum Borough Council. Craig Howell Williams KC and Stephanie Bruce-Smith acted for the appellant, Lidl Great Britain Ltd, instructed by Blake Morgan LLP and CarneySweeney planning consultants.  A copy of the decision can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eeeDc9Cg #PlanningAppeal #PlanningLaw #Barristers

The Elephant and Castle Town Centre Compulsory Purchase Order Inquiry starts tomorrow and will sit for 2 weeks. Richard Honey KC is representing the acquiring authority, Southwark Council. The Inquiry website can be found here: https://lnkd.in/euqwKweM #CompulsoryPurchase #CPO #Regeneration

In this article, Gary Grant summarises the main provisions in the new Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 2024 (“ Martyn’s Law”) and explores what premises and events will be in scope, details of the two-tiered protect duty that will impact 180,000 premises, including many in the hospitality sector and buildings owned by local authorities, and the enforcement provisions, as well as consideration of the reforms to licence plans and interaction with licensing laws - https://lnkd.in/eiRp85TC #Martyn'sLaw #ProtectDuty #Licensing #hospitality

“THE SUFFERING HELPER: lawyer wellbeing, professional performance and collective responsibility.” I’m delighted to be delivering the annual Lord Upjohn Lecture with this title, hosted by the Association of Law Teachers. It’s a prestigious event: previous speakers include Baronnes Hale and Lord Neuberger MR. I will explore how we can support a healthier, better performing profession by looking through a systemic lens. We will journey from the intimate realm of the individual through to the health of the wider system, while asking of each of us: what is our part and what can we do? The purpose of the event is to bring together law teachers and practitioners to discuss topical themes facing us all. Anyone interested is welcome. Anyone in an advisory, consultancy or other helping profession will gain insights. It’s in November, in person and online, tickets are free and the link is below. Please join me there and share to anyone interested. #systemiccoaching #lawyers #lawteachers

Join this pupillage panel event to hear from members of Francis Taylor Building about: * The planning and environmental Bar * Path to the Bar as non-law student * What is FTB looking for in candidates? * Tips for the application process and interviews * Life as a pupil * Pupillage to tenancy * Practice as a junior tenant In person attendees will also have the opportunity to chat to members in a more informal setting after the panel discussion. More information including for booking: https://lnkd.in/d7z7Qnd #pupillage The Inns of Court College of Advocacy BPP Law School The University of Law The City Law School

Mark O'Brien O'Reilly has joined the TLICN. The network, founded by a number of Irish developers involved in the construction industry in London, is the UK's fastest growing construction network. Mark looks forward to attending, as a guest of the Irish Ambassador, the Network's forthcoming event at the Irish Embassy discussing "Modern Methods of Construction". Mark regularly acts for developers, both in London and across the UK, and looks forward to building more connections through the network. He is called to the Bar of Ireland and the Bar of England and Wales. #constructionuk

Today, we are in the Supreme Court to hear argument in the case of Darwall v Dartmoor National Park Authority. We represent the Open Spaces Society, which is intervening in the case to support the public’s right to ‘wild camp’ on the Dartmoor commons. The case has potential implications for the interpretation of legislation granting the public rights of access generally. Matthew McFeeley and Hannah Brown are instructing Ned Westaway, Esther Drabkin-Reiter and Stephanie Bruce-Smith of Francis Taylor Building. For more information see our case summary below. https://lnkd.in/eTYsEE6i

Mark Hill KC has co-edited a book titled Human Dignity, Religion and the Law: Pluralism and Reasonable Accommodation of Religious Practices, recently published as part of the ICLARS Series on Law and Religion. https://lnkd.in/e7gmNv7W The ICLARS series is designed to provide a forum for the rapidly expanding field of research in law and religion. The series is published in association with the International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies, an international network of scholars and experts of law and religion founded in 2007 with the aim of providing a place where information, data and opinions can easily be exchanged among members and made available to the broader scientific community (www.iclars.org). 

Today, the Supreme Court will consider the appeal in the Darwall wild camping appeal. Richard Honey KC is lead counsel for Dartmoor National Park Authority. The Open Spaces Society is intervening by written submissions and is represented by Ned Westaway, Esther Drabkin-Reiter and Stephanie Bruce-Smith. https://lnkd.in/eJwPv6rw

🏕️🎒Does “a right of access to the commons on foot and horseback for the purposes of open-air recreation” include a right to wild camp?🎒🏕️ The Supreme Court will be considering that issue at a hearing tomorrow in the appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal in Dartmoor NPA v Darwall [2023] EWCA Civ 927. The Court of Appeal found that this right, which is granted by s.10(1) of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985, did include wild camping, as that falls within the scope of open-air recreation. Along with my colleagues Ned Westaway and Stephanie Bruce-Smith, I appear on behalf of the intervening Open Spaces Society, instructed by Matthew McFeeley at Richard Buxton Solicitors. We have drafted a 17-page written intervention, which is attached to this post. In summary, the OSS supports the Respondent National Park Authority’s position that s.10(1) grants the public a right to wild camp. It will be a rare pleasure to attend court tomorrow simply as an observer - I am looking forward to hearing how the main parties’ cases are presented orally and the questions that the Justices raise!