Legal Update with Gillespie Macandrew

More than 18 months post implementation of NPF4, Gillespie Macandrew’s Planning and Environment Team provide an update on the Court of Session’s interpretation of NPF4, and a recent Supreme Court decision with potentially far reaching implications for Scottish planning law. The presentation will include discussion of and commentary on:

• The Mossend Decision (Miller Homes v Scottish Ministers [2024] CSIH 11
• Wildcat Haven Case (Wildcat Haven Community Interest Company [2024] CSOH 10
• Tesco Case (Tesco Stores v Perth and Kinross Council [2024] CSOH 46
• R (Finch) v Surrey County Council and ors [2024] UKSC 20 

The impact of these decisions on development management decisions and development planning going forward will be explored.