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Planning

London (Bar)

29 Years Ranked

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Provided by Neil Cameron KC

UK Bar

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Neil has extensive experience in planning, compulsory purchase, parliamentary and environmental work. He sits as a Deputy High Court Judge, including in the Planning Court.

Major planning inquiries include: Custom House (Grade 1 listed building in London), The Tulip (305 m tall visitor attraction in London), Cribbs Causeway (retail), Burgess Business Park (residential and commercial mixed-use) King’s Lynn incinerator proposal (energy from waste), Leeds NGT (Transport and Works Act).

He has deep knowledge and experience in residential schemes at section 78 appeals and at local plan examinations.

He has acted for retirement housing developers over many years.

He acted in Parliament on petitions in relation to Crossrail and HS2. In 2023 he appeared for the Greater Manchester local authorities on the HS2 Phase 2b Bill. He promoted the Middle Level Act 2018 in the House of Commons and House of Lords opposed bill committees.

Supreme Court:

R (Wright) v. Forest of Dean and Resilient Severndale [2019] UKSC 53 (whether payments to a community benefit fund are a material consideration)

Dover District Council v. CPRE [2017] UKSC 79 (the duty on local planning authorities to give reasons)

Morge v. Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC 2 (consideration of the Habitats Directive -2011).

High Court:

LB of Islington v. Secretary of State (challenge to Class J permitted development rights).

Westminster and English Heritage v. Secretary of State (challenge to a decision not to call in an application).

Orbital Shopping Park v. Swindon Borough Council (whether additional retail floorspace is liable to CIL).

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