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"Will I still have my say?" - What the new National Scheme of Delegation will mean for communities, Parish and Town councils
Paul Wyard
A major set of reforms to how planning applications are decided in England comes into force on 31 October 2026. The new National Scheme of Delegation will alter virtually all local planning authorities’ constitutional arrangements that specify how planning applications...
Greyhounds, the Senedd, and the Limits of Judicial Review: R (Greyhound Board of Great Britain Ltd) v Welsh Ministers [2026] EWHC 670 (Admin)
Paul Wyard
What happens when a controversial sport’s governing body tries to use the courts to prevent a legislature from banning that sport before the legislature has even finished debating it? As it turns out, it loses. And loses on grounds that...
What should I do if I am served with an abatement notice under section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
Michael Riordan
We are often instructed by people who have been served with an abatement notice in relation to an alleged statutory nuisance at their property. Such a notice will generally inform the recipient that the local authority believes there is a...
The debate over ‘low-volume fracking’
Katherine Wood
This Friday, North Yorkshire Council’s Strategic Planning Committee was due to consider an application for a scheme involving low-volume fracking near the North York Moors National Park, which had been recommended for approval by officers. However, this morning it was...
Court of Appeal clarifies scope of claims which benefit from Aarhus Costs Protection
Matthew McFeeley
The Court of Appeal, on Monday, gave judgment in HM Treasury v. Global Feedback Limited, an appeal raising the issue of what public law claims benefit from Aarhus Costs Protection under the Civil Procedure Rules. Lord Justice Holgate, writing for...
Environmental decision making in the boardroom
Paul Wyard
Recent times have seen the emergence of environmental and social governance (“ESG”) as something at the front of directors’ minds. According to PwC, ESG is “a framework for businesses to consider the impact and dependencies on the environment and society,...

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"Will I still have my say?" - What the new National Scheme of Delegation will mean for communities, Parish and Town councils

Greyhounds, the Senedd, and the Limits of Judicial Review: R (Greyhound Board of Great Britain Ltd) v Welsh Ministers [2026] EWHC 670 (Admin)

What should I do if I am served with an abatement notice under section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990

The debate over ‘low-volume fracking’

Court of Appeal clarifies scope of claims which benefit from Aarhus Costs Protection

Environmental decision making in the boardroom

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