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In this session Trevor Ivory (Partner and UK Head of Planning) is joined by Ian Graves (Legal Director) to discuss how identifying and evaluating scheme alternatives can determine success in planning and compulsory purchase.
They consider:
- When alternatives become a material consideration in planning and DCO applications, with particular reference to Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Transport & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 1227;
- The requirement to consider alternatives in Environmental Impact Assessments, Strategic Environmental Assessments and under the Habitats Regulations published by the UK Government;
- How the presence (or absence) of credible alternatives feed into the “compelling case” test for compulsory purchase; and
- The case of Moseley, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Haringey [2014] UKSC 56, regarding consultations on alternatives.
