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Scott Stemp joins Landmark Chambers
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Scott has a wealth of experience in enforcement-related matters, frequently advising on and acting in substantial and complex enforcement Inquiry work, for example:
He also appears in Crown and Magistrates’ Courts prosecutions relating to planning, Listed Buildings, tree/environmental crime and related regulatory fields on behalf of a wide range of clients from national companies to private individuals, and planning authorities. He is particularly experienced in confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and represented nine (of eleven) defendants in one of the leading cases in the field (Wokingham BC v. Scott and others [2019] EWCA Crim 205 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2019/205.html).
Scott also regularly acts for developers, planning authorities, and ‘rule 6’ parties in planning appeals often in residential (including care) and commercial/retail schemes. Recent examples include:
Examples of Scott’s High Court and Court of Appeal work include:
In addition, Scott also acts for developers and landowners in appealing or challenging restocking and other notices under the Forestry Act. Recent examples include:
Scott is a contributing author of the National Association of Planning Enforcement’s “Planning Enforcement Handbook for England” (https://www.rtpi.org.uk/new-from-the-rtpi/planning-enforcement-handbook-for-england/)
In his spare time Scott plays drums in a local rhythm and blues band, and enjoys riding bikes whenever possible. He is the vice-chair of the Christ's Hospital School Foundation, Winchester.
Scott’s planning practice covers all aspects of planning, from advisory work, through applications and advocacy at inquiries, hearings, and examination in public, to the higher courts. He acts for a wide range of clients from national companies to private individuals, and for planning authorities.
Enforcement
Scott has a wealth of experience in enforcement-related matters, frequently advising on and acting in substantial and complex enforcement Inquiry work, for example:
Scott has considerable experience of both pursuing and defending injunctions in relation to planning matters. A recent example is MBC v. Beck where he acted for the successful local authority in securing both an injunction and subsequent committal to prison in relation to the deforestation of c.4.5 hectares of the Kent Downs National Landscape and ancient woodland, and unauthorised deposits of waste on the same
He also appears in Crown and Magistrates’ Courts prosecutions relating to planning, Listed Buildings, tree/environmental crime and related regulatory fields on behalf of a wide range of clients from national companies to private individuals, and for planning authorities. He is particularly experienced in confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and represented nine (of eleven) defendants in one of the leading cases in the field (Wokingham BC v. Scott and others [2019] EWCA Crim 205 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2019/205.html).
Scott is the author of the National Association of Planning Enforcement’s ‘Planning Enforcement Handbook’ chapters on Listed Building enforcement notices, advertisement enforcement, conducting interviews under caution, prosecutions, and confiscation proceedings.
Planning Appeals
Scott also regularly acts for developers, planning authorities, and ‘rule 6’ parties in planning appeals often in residential (including care) and commercial/retail schemes. Recent examples include:
Scott’s environmental law practice covers matters such as:
He has successfully recently acted in a number of cases relating to allegations of harming protected species through development, escapes of pollution, pollution of watercourses, obstruction of watercourses and damaging/destroying trees for defendant companies of all sizes, private individuals, and for prosecuting authorities.
Scott has considerable experience of both pursuing and defending injunctions in relation to environmental harms. A recent example is MBC v. Beck where he acted for the successful local authority in securing both an injunction and subsequent committal to prison in relation to the deforestation of c.4.5 hectares of the Kent Downs National Landscape and ancient woodland, and unauthorised deposits of waste on the same, in a complex case involving issues of capacity under the Mental Capacity Act.
Scott also acts for developers and landowners in challenging notices under the Forestry Act, recent examples include:
Scott’s public law practice concerns mainly planning statutory challenges under s288 and/or s289 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, judicial reviews in relation to planning and environmental matters, and judicial review and case-stated in criminal cases. Examples of Scott’s High Court and Court of Appeal work include:
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