Justin Welby, The Archbishop of Canterbury (S3 E5)

Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

Our Special Guest this week is His Grace The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, to discuss the “Coming Home” report into the housing crisis which was commissioned by him and was published this week.

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Court Judgments of the week:

TW Logistics Ltd V Essex County Council [2021] UKSC 4 a decision of the Supreme Court dismissing an appeal relating to a 200 sq m area of hard surfaced land on the edge of a working port at Allen’s Quay, Mistley, registered as a TVG.
Thame Town Council v Secretary of State HC&LG & others [2021] EWHC 291 a decision of Mrs Justice Lang dismissing a 288 statutory review of an inspector’s decision to allow an appeal and grant permission for the redevelopment of a business park protected for employment use in the Thame Neighbourhood Plan by a policy which stipulated that a site be marketed for at least a year at a reasonable price.
Pearce v Secretary of State BEIS & Norfolk Vanguard Ltd [2021] EWHC 326 a decision ofMr Justice Holgate quashing a DCO under PA 2008 on the basis of a failure to properly assess cumulative impacts.

Decisions of the week:

Decisions of an inspector dated 9th February 2021 allowing Cateby Estates & Miller Homes Ltd’s appeal granting outline planning permission for up to 400 dwellings on land allocated for development at Whitford Rd Bromsgrove in the face of highways issues.
Decisions of an inspector dated 10^th February 2021 allowing Bowbridge Land Ltd’s appeal seeking outline permission for up to 260 homes on a green field site, off Harborough Road, Desborough.