David Blundell                                DBlundell@landmarkchambers.co.uk

David Blundell was called to the Bar in 2001. He began practice in 2004, after spending a year working as a Judicial Assistant to the Law Lords (Lord Nicholls and Lord Rodger). Since 2007, he has been a member of the Attorney-General’s C Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. He specialises in all areas of public, environmental and planning law.

David has a wide-ranging environmental law practice. He frequently advises on, and appears in cases relating to, all aspects of EIA, SEA, the Habitats Directive, the Birds Directive and waste. He appears and advises on behalf of central government, local planning authorities and developers. He has experience of all areas of environmental work at both inquiries and in High Court challenges.

Significant environmental law cases in which David has appeared include:

• R (on the application of Davies) v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2008] EWHC 2223 (Admin) (EIA, publication and consultation on additional material produced during an inquiry);
• R (on the application of the Noble Group) v. Thanet DC [2005] EWCA Civ 782, [2006] Env. L.R. 8. (EIA, screening and collateral challenges);
• R (on the application of Wates) v. Surrey County Council [2008] EWHC 706 (Admin) (Green Belts and very special circumstances);
• Satnam Millenium v. Warrington BC [2007] EWHC 2648 (Admin), [2008] JPL 763 (Green Belts and UDPs).

David is currently instructed by Transport for London in a judicial review challenge to the Low Emissions Zone in central London.

David’s advisory work in the environmental sphere has included environmental issues surrounding the construction of nuclear power stations, waste and recycling issues for local authorities and responses to requests under the Environmental Information Regulations regime. He has recently advised in relation to SEA, Habitats and Birds Directives issues surrounding Regional Spatial Strategies. In his position as joint Standing Counsel to Salisbury District Council during the formulation of its LDF he also has experience of environmental law issues arising from the LDF process.

As well as practising in this area, David edits (with David Elvin QC) those parts of the Planning Encyclopedia dealing with EIA, SEA, Habitats and Birds Directives, as well as validity and human rights.

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