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 and emails, Patrick has had a very impressive career, and we discuss some of his key highlights (and a few lowlights). Town Legal LLP

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 the SoS refuses the called-in M&S application. Victoria and Nikita also welcome their first fellow Townie as a special guest to shed some light on the nutrient neutrality issue!

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 Viability, a new Use Class/PD rights for short term lets and the Infrastructure Levy (with special guest Sasha Gordon, Director at Quod).

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 James Wickham, Partner at Gerald Eve, who looks into the crystal ball and provides an excellent overview of upcoming national planning policy reform.

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 Court’s recent Hillside Parks decision.

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 extensions, and chat to the CEO/co-founder of Cratus communications Nick Kilby.

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 Hall.