With the return of our quarterly episodes, Victoria and Nikita share their thoughts on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, and the Court of Appeal’s judgment in the Mead case which considered the role and relationship of the NPPF and PPG. We ...

Victoria is back and, together with Nikita, they run through a planning themed “12 Days of Christmas” looking back at some highlights from 2024 including the recent publication of a revised NPPF.Visit our Website:

Still undecided or interested to understand what to expect from the newly elected government? Join us as we interview three special guests on the parties’ manifestos – Steve Quartermain (former Chief Planner) on planning and housing policies, D...

Join us as we look back at Patrick Robinson’s long and successful career ahead of his retirement. Patrick was one of Town Legal’s founding partners and the firms’ first Managing Partner. Starting his career before the advent of mobile phones an...

Victoria and Nikita run through a planning themed "12 Days of Christmas" looking back at some highlights from 2023. 

There’s lots for us to cover after an extended summer break – the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act receives royal assent, the government announces its long-term plan for housing, the introduction of mandatory BNG regulations get delayed and th...

Nick Grant, barrister at Landmark Chambers, features in our next Case Law Brief episode on the podcast.

The Court of Appeal (Lindblom LJ, Lewis LJ and Laing LJ) has upheld Holgate J’s decision to quash an Inspector’s grant of permission for 289 apartments on the Newcastle Quayside. Anjoli dives into the details for us in a brilliant listen.

Victoria and Nikita cover the recent Secretary of State’s decision in the called-in Berkeley Homes application in Cranbrook and a lot of recent/ongoing consultations, including on Environmental Outcomes Reports, Affordable Housing, Development ...

Landmark Chambers barrister, Leon Glenister, is our next guest on the podcast. He is here to talk about R (Ashchurch Rural Parish Council) v Tewkesbury Borough Council [2023]. Or rather, "the bridge to nowhere" case.

Two barristers for the price of one! We invite Zack Simons and Isabella Buono onto the pod to discuss R (University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trusts) v Harborough District Council [2023]. We hope you enjoy.

Victoria and Nikita cover a lot of ground in this latest quarterly episode; covering the good, the bad and the misunderstood planning news stories and “salami slicing” in the Ashchurch v Tewkesbury Borough Council case. Featuring special guest ...

The next instalment in our Case Law Briefs is with the brilliant Ruchi Parekh of Cornerstone Barristers. She discusses Armstrong v Secretary of State in another great listen.

Victoria and Nikita run through a planning themed "12 Days of Christmas" looking back at some highlights from the last 12 months.

This is the first of many bitesize "Case Law Brief" episodes in which we sit down with leading barristers working on the latest planning law cases of interest. In this episode we hear from Charlie Banner KC, of Keating Chambers, on the Supreme ...

In our second quarterly episode, Victoria McKeegan and Nikita Sellers catch up on the chickens and planning news, consider whether everything we said in our last episode is totally redundant, take a look at the Growth Plan and a recent case on ...

In this first quarterly episode, we meet the flock, consider our favourite, least favourite and most misunderstood sections of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill, take a look at the recent GOESA case and chat to planning barrister Stephanie...