Strategic Planning with Catriona Riddell, Director of Catriona Riddell & Associates (S14 E1)

Our returning Special Guest this week is Catriona Riddell FRPTI, Director of Catriona Riddell & Associates Ltd. Decision of the High Court dated 13th September 2024 in Friends of the Earth and South Lakeland Action on Climate Change v Secretary of State et al [2024] EWHC 2349 (Admin), a successful challenge to the grant of permission for an underground coal mine at Whitehaven, Cumbria applying the recent Supreme Court case, Finch about the necessary scope of an environmental impact assessment in respect of downstream greenhouse gas and scope 3 emissions. Decision of the Secretary for Energy Security and Net Zero dated 12th September 2024 granting National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC’s application for a DCO for the Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement Project under section 114 of the Planning Act 2008, largely in accordance with the examining inspector’s recommendation. Decision of an inspector dated 11th September 2024 dismissing an appeal by Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd against the failure of Buckingham Council to determine an application for a hybrid planning permission for phased development on land at Gomm Valley, Gomm Road, High Wycombe, comprising a detailed element for vehicular access, open space, ecological enhancements & 79 homes, and outline element for up to 461 units, a IFE primary school & early years, and employment land including access, open space and ecological enhancements. Visit our Website: havewegotplanningnewsforyou.com #HWGPNFY