Jonathan Easton

Practice:

Town & Country Planning
Environmental Law
Public Law
Highways
Social Housing

Profile:

Jonathan practises in the areas of town and country planning, environmental, highways, compulsory purchase and

compensation and social housing.

Planning

He has extensive experience across a wide range of different developments, with a particular focus on residential schemes. Jonathan has also represented local authorities in several Development Plan inquiries.

He appears regularly in the High Court in both Judicial Review cases as well as Statutory challenges.

Jonathan undertakes work in the area of Town and Village Greens. He appears for both applicants and objectors at informal inquiries.

Jonathan lectures regularly on planning matters for various bodies including the RTPI, RICS and Planning Aid

Compulsory Purchase

In the field of compulsory purchase, Jonathan has promoted a variety of proposals at Inquiry (in and around Manchester particularly) and acts in relation to compensation matters in the Lands Tribunal.

Highways

Jonathan practises in all areas of highway law, but concentrates especially on road traffic regulation. He has made regular appearances in front of the National Parking Adjudication Service (now the Traffic Penalty Tribunal) and has advised and lectured on the application of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

Environmental

In the area of environmental law, Jonathan advises and acts in relation statutory nuisances under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, both in the Magistrates Court and Crown Court, with particular experience of noise nuisance. He also advises and acts in relation to Pollution Prevention and Control.

Public Sector Housing

In the field of public sector housing, Jonathan has advised and appeared for local authorities, housing associations and tenants in the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. He has expertise in relation to anti-social behaviour obtaining injunctions under s.152 of The Housing Act 1996 and anti-social behaviour orders in the Magistrate's Courts.

On Disrepair, Jonathan has advised, lectured and provided representation on all aspects of Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, Defective Premises Act 1972.

In relation to homelessness, he has conducted section 204 Housing Act 1996 appeals in the County Court, together with regular appearances in the Administrative Court resisting applications for judicial review.

Significant Work includes:

Major residential development (including 60% affordable housing) (Department of Local Government and the Environment, Isle of Man)

Promoting large mixed use CPO at Droylsden, Greater Manchester (Tameside MBC)

Promoting Ashton-under-Lyne bypass (Stage 2) CPO (Tameside MBC)

Resisting proposal for crematorium in the Cheshire Green Belt (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Promoting a series of sheltered housing schemes (Golden Living plc)

Major call-in in Merthyr Tydfil - 1800 residential units, significant retail floorspace and 10,000 seat stadium (Merthyr Tydfil CBC)

Garden Centres - both promoting and resisting (most recently on behalf of Leeds City Council)

Mixed use employment and retail schemes

Test Valley Borough Local Plan Inquiry and Caerphilly County Borough Council UDP Inquiry.

Significant Reported Cases:

Basildon District Council v Wahlen [2006] 1 WLR 2744
[determining the priority between the right to buy and claims for possession]

London Borough of Ealing v Richardson [2005] EWCA Civ 1798
[application of CPR 52]

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea v Hislop [2004] 1 All ER 10
[determining priority between possession claim and right to buy]

Wandsworth LBC v Michalak [2002] 4 All ER 1136, CA
[interaction between Art 8 and possession claims]

Recommendations:

Chambers UK 2010:
"busy and committed advocate," whose broad practice takes in anti-social behaviour, homelessness and disrepair work.

Chambers UK 2008:
"He retains the respect of his peers and is widely thought of as a 'sound individual' "

Legal 500 2009:
"consistently recommended"

Legal 500 2008:
"In an excellent group, solicitors consistently mention Jonathan Easton"

Legal 500 2007:
".....highly rated"

Chambers and Partners 2006:
"Jonathan is in the First Rank for Social Housing"

Planning Magazine 2006 cites Jonathan as one of the top barristers under 35 in their survey of the legal profession.

Career & Education:
University: Degree: University: Degree Year of Call: Joined Chambers: Door tenancy:	Warwick First Class LLP (Euro) in European Law European University Institute, Florence LLM in International and Comparative Law (thesis was on environmental law and human rights) 1996 (Grays Inn) 2006 2/3 Grays Inn Square, London

Career & Education:

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Warwick

First Class LLP (Euro) in European Law

European University Institute, Florence
LLM in International and Comparative Law (thesis was on environmental law and human rights)

1996 (Grays Inn)