by Gemma.Admin | May 26th, 2016 | Environmental Planning, Law and Policy
A Case study of ‘subsequent applications’ and interface with the Habitats Regulations There is great satisfaction to be gained from working on a project from inception through to delivery. For some projects this timeline is relatively short, but for...
by Gemma.Admin | June 20th, 2016 | Environmental Planning, Law and Policy
If there is any aspect of EIA that keeps lawyers busy, it is EIA Screening. Although making an application for a Screening Opinion is a straightforward process, there are potential ‘elephant traps’ along the route. They are commonly simple procedural matters,...
by Gemma.Admin | April 27th, 2016 | Environmental Planning, Law and Policy
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has added its voice to the national debate about the future of England’s countryside with fresh research that challenges the Government’s commitment to the Green Belt (Green Belt under siege: 2016). CPRE...
by Gemma.Admin | March 2nd, 2016 | Environmental Planning, Law and Policy
There has been a lot of recent media coverage of the wide range of environmental factors that affect human health, including the urgent need to bring air pollution down to within legal limits and the effect of exposure to urban environments on mental...
by Gemma.Admin | February 24th, 2016 | Law and Policy
The National Policy for the Built Environment Committee was appointed on 11 June 2015 to consider the development and implementation of national policy for the built environment. The function of Lords Select Committees is not to shadow the work of...
by Andy G. | February 8th, 2016 | Law and Policy
In the autumn of 2010 the report ‘Making Space for Nature: A review of England’s Wildlife Sites and Ecological Network’ (the Lawton Report) was submitted to the Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The report was chaired by...
