What we do

We aim to influence the debate about planning and the scope and ambition of sustainable development. Whilst the language of 'sustainable development' has been around for some time, the last few years have seen a considerable effort to translate this international ambition to the national and local level. Lawyers can no longer treat 'sustainable development' as if it was confined to the field of policy-making. The term is now appearing in legislation, and as a material consideration in the decisions of public bodies.

Who we are

The Working Party includes members working in different fields concerned with planning and development law.  Participants include individuals from statutory agencies and non-governmental organisations, environmental and planning consultants, lawyers in private and public sector practice and academics. Meetings take place each year (June) at the UKELA Annual Conference, and at other times as appropriate.  The Working Party is open to all UKELA members. We are led by co-convenors, currently Elspeth Wrigley, Celina Colquhoun & Barney McCay.

 

Celina Colquhoun

Specialist in all aspects of planning and environmental law

Barney McCay

Currently studying for an LLM as a Thouron Scholar