March 03, 2022

Helen Barnard, Associate Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (S6 E4)

56 minutes

Our Special Guest this week is Helen Barnard, Associate Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

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Decisions of the Week:

R (oao TV Harrison CIC) v Leeds City Council et anor [2022] EWHC 130 (Admin) a decision of the High Court dated 25th January 2022 allowing a second challenge to the refusal of the City Council to include land in the list of assets of community value under s 87 of the Localism Act 2011.

R (oao S Finch) v Surrey County Council et al [2022] EWCA Civ 187 a decision of the Court of Appeal dated 17th February 2022 dismissing an appeal against the decision of Holgate J who had dismissed a challenge to the decision of the mineral planning authority not to require EIA for crude oil extraction to include an assessment of the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions from the use of refined products of that oil.

Decision of an inspector dated 18th February 2022 allowing an appeal by JBM Solar Projects 6 Ltd against the refusal of Newark & Sherwood District Council to grant permission for a solar farm & battery stations, raising landscape & heritage issues.

Decision of an inspector dated 23rdth February 2022 allowing an appeal against the refusal of Thanet District Council to grant Gladman’s outline permission for up to 450 homes & associated infrastructure on a Strategic Housing Allocation in the local plan at Margate where there was no 5Yr HLS available and a failure to meet HDT. Heritage & impact on Thames Coast & Sandwich Bay SPA & Ramsar site considered.

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