Here is the latest episode in our Town Legal interview series. Partner and leading barrister Mary Cook sits down with Estelle Dehon QC to talk all things life and her career.
In The Head Of: Estelle Dehon QC
Here is the latest episode in our Town Legal interview series. Partner and leading barrister Mary Cook sits down with Estelle Dehon QC to talk all things life and her career.
Published 12.05.22
In The Head Of: Graham Stallwood
Associate, Chris Todman, brilliantly hosts as we are “in the head of” Graham Stallwood at the Planning Inspectorate.
Published 15.12.21
Here is the third episode of our ‘In The Head Of’ series. Associate Matt Speed interviews Guy Bransby in another great watch.
Published 25.10.21
This is the second episode of our interview series. In another great watch, Town associate, Nikita Sellers, interviews Nick Kilby, CEO of Cratus.
Published 20.09.21
In The Head Of: Steve Quartermain
This is the first episode of our interview series, In The Head Of. We interview people of senior roles in the planning and development world. Senior Associate at Town, Lucy Morton, interviews Steve Quartermain CBE.
Published 16.09.21
Will the Bill deliver more housing? Yes or no?
A discussion about the likely practical implications of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill and other proposals, featuring: Simon Gallagher (Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities); Zack Simons (Landmark Chambers); Kathryn Ventham (Barton Willmore now Stantec); Simon Ricketts (Town Legal LLP) and Meeta Kaur (Town Legal LLP) (panel chair).
Published 08.06.2022
A practical session aimed at planning consultants, planning officers, lawyers and anyone else interested in the role that the Planning Court carries out in overseeing and influencing planning decisions and the operation of the planning system.
Published 15.07.21
The Commercial To Residential PD Right: How It Works (Or Doesn’t) – A No Frills Briefing
A joint Town Legal LLP and Landmark Chambers webinar. We host an informal discussion to steer you through the legal practicalities of the new “commercial to residential” permitted development right, Class MA within schedule 1, part 1 of the GPDO.
Published 28.04.21
Since I left EU: the future of environmental assessment
A joint Town Legal & Keating Chambers webinar – The transition period for Brexit ended on 31 December 2020. The different forms of Environment Assessment which play a significant role in our planning system (Strategic Environmental Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment) are all derived from EU law. With the promise of reforms to Environmental Assessment in the Planning for the Future White Paper and with the UK having greater control over how we legislate, we can expect changes to come forward in 2021. At the start of the year, what better time to ask ourselves how well Environmental Assessment has worked and how it should be improved?
Published 05.01.21
New Dwellings Via New Permitted Development Rights – Question Time!
A joint Town Legal and Landmark Chambers webinar – There is now a wide range of permitted development rights that enable new dwellings to be created, by way of the prior approval process, without the need for a traditional planning application, including extending buildings upwards by two storeys, replacing commercial buildings with new residential development, alongside the existing conversion rights from offices and various other uses.
Published 14.11.20
PC in 2020 – Has the Planning Court proved a success?
A joint Town Legal and Landmark Chambers webinar. – Has the Planning Court proved a success? What should be its future, and that of judicial review and statutory challenges in the planning system, in the light of the Faulks review?
Published 14.11.20
How will the Combined Infrastructure Levy work, how should it work?
The Planning White Paper’s proposals include replacement of CIL with “new CIL”, namely the combined infrastructure levy, together with a radical cutting back of the role for section 106 agreements.
Published 07.11.20
Permission In Principle – In Practice
A joint Town Legal/ Landmark Chambers webinar – An expanded “permission in principle” regime for major residential and residential mixed use development offers a potentially attractive alternative to outline planning permission and will be the subject of regulations this Autumn, to become law at the end of the year. The procedure could also be central to the Planning White Paper’s longer term proposals.
Published 15.09.20
Planning For The Future – The Likely Practical Implications
A joint Town Legal/ Landmark Chambers webinar – An expanded “permission in principle” regime for major residential and residential mixed use development offers a potentially attractive alternative to outline planning permission and will be the subject of regulations this Autumn, to become law at the end of the year. The procedure could also be central to the Planning White Paper’s longer term proposals.
Published 13.08.20
New Class E: The Planning Implications
A joint Town Legal/ Landmark Chambers webinar – The changes to the Use Classes Order have potentially fundamental consequences for land owners, developers, local authorities and communities:
Published 06.08.20
New Class E: The Legal Implications
A joint Town Legal/No 5 Chambers webinar which will answer practical questions arising from the amended Use Classes Order.
Published 04.08.20
Living, Working, Playing – What Does The Covid Period Teach Us?
Investors, developers, planners, policy makers and communities need practical answers to big questions such as How should we now plan our offices, our city centres and our homes? What has changed?
Published 14.07.20
NSHIPs? The case for residential-led DCOs
Has the time come to enable nationally significant projects for residential and associated development to be promoted by way of a version of the Planning Act 2008 development consent order procedure?
Published 07.07.20
Town Legal at Home – Episode 10 – Victoria McKeegan
A series of short videos, each focusing on a different aspect of the planning system. Here, in a final piece, Duncan Field focuses on the need for a proper climate change strategy.
Published 22.06.20
Town Legal at Home – Episode 9 – Victoria McKeegan
A series of short videos from different Town lawyers, each focusing on a different aspect of the planning system. Here Victoria McKeegan identifies three improvements to the system that have come about specifically as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
Published 19.06.20
Town Legal at Home – Episode 8 – Michael Gallimore
A series of short videos, from different Town lawyers, each focusing on a different aspect of the planning system. Here Michael Gallimore discusses the potential for greater use of secondments as between the public and private sectors.
Published 18.06.20
Town Legal at Home – Episode 7 – Mary Cook
A series of short videos, from different Town lawyers, each focusing on a different aspect of the planning system. Here, Mary Cook discusses what we might learn from this Covid-19 period.
Published 17.06.20
Town Legal at Home – Episode 6 – Nikita Sellers
A series of short videos, from different Town lawyers, each focusing potential changes to a different aspect of the planning system. Here Nikita Sellers discusses the idea of a “fast track for beauty”.
Published 16.06.20
Town Legal at Home – Episode 5 – Patrick Robinson
A series of short videos, from different Town lawyers, each with a suggested improvement to a different aspect of the planning system. Here Patrick Robinson proposes standardising the drafting of section 106 agreements.
Published 12.06.20
Town Legal at Home – Episode 4 – Clare Fielding
A series of short videos, from different Town lawyers, each with a suggested improvement to a different aspect of the planning system. Here Clare Fielding discusses CIL.
Published 11.06.20
Town Legal at Home – Episode 3 – Lucy Morton
A series of short videos, each featuring one suggestion from a lawyer at Town Legal as to their one suggested improvement to the planning system. In this episode Lucy Morton talks about Air quality.
Published 10.06.20
Town Legal at Home – Episode 2 – Simon Ricketts
A series of short videos, each featuring one suggestion from a lawyer at Town Legal as to their one suggested improvement to the planning system. In this episode Simon Ricketts with a suggested tightening of the Administrative Court’s judicial review pre-action protocol.
Published 09.06.20
Town Legal at Home – Episode 1 – Louise Samuel
A series of short videos, each featuring one suggestion from a lawyer at Town Legal as to their one suggested improvement to the planning system. First up, Louise Samuel: extensions to planning permissions. Series introduced by Duncan Field.
Published 08.06.20
Duncan Field, Victoria McKeegan and Simon Ricketts give their reactions as to what the conservative GE19 victory is likely to mean for English planning law, infrastructure, and the environment.
Published 16.12.19
In this third episode, Duncan and Simon provide a ten-minute summary of the conservative manifesto, “Get Brexit Done: Unleash Britain’s Potential”, published on, 24.11.19.
Published 25.11.19
In this second episode, Duncan and Simon consider the uklabour manifesto, It’s Time For Real Change.
Published 22.11.19
Duncan Field and Simon Ricketts will be covering the main parties’ proposals relating specifically to potential policy and legislative changes in relation to English planning law.
Published 20.11.19
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