The Planning Podcast
Hosted by No5 Chambers and guests provide expert commentary on planning & environmental law; planning appeals; judicial review; local authorities; and the housing and development issues facing England and Wales.
Podcasting since 2020 • 57 episodes
The Planning Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Planning Podcast Ep 056 - Unpacking CG Fry in the Supreme Court
Following the much-anticipated hand-down by the Supreme Court of judgment in CG Fry v SSHCLG [2025] UKSC 35, Daniel Henderson is joined by James Corbet Burcher and Chatura Saravanan to unpack the Court’s analysis of the two main issues, and the...
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Episode 56
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The Planning Podcast Ep 055 - Recent Housing Appeal Decisions
Daniel Henderson is joined by pupil barrister in the No5 Planning and Environmental Group, Chatura Saravanan, to discuss a number of recent appeal decisions concerning residential schemes, and to identify key takeaways. Also, we hav...
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The Planning Podcast Ep 054 - What is national policy? The Court of Appeal in Mead, and recent updates
In light of recent legislative changes and policy announcements, we are at something of a hinge-point as to a vital question in planning practice – what is national policy, how is it organised, and what is its effect? In this episode, Daniel He...
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The Planning Podcast Ep 053 ‘How to do a hearing’: Local Planning Authorities
In the second of a two-part series, Daniel Henderson, James Corbet Burcher, and Sioned Davies discuss the basics of ‘how to do a hearing’, this time from the perspective of a Local Planning Authority.
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The Planning Podcast Ep 052 ‘How to do a hearing’: Appellants
Given the policy framework in which we now find ourselves in 2025, it is inevitable that practitioners are going to see a significant uptick in appeal work in the coming months. Many of those appeals are going to be listed by PINS as hearings. ...
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Episode 52
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