Stephen Sauvain QC

Practice

Town and country planning
Highways law
Education law
Local government and finance
Compulsory purchase and compensation
Judicial review
Environmental law
Major retail and town centre redevelopment schemes
Minerals and Landfill
Regeneration schemes
Housing and commercial development

Profile

Stephen is a leading practitioner in all aspects of town and country planning, highways law, education law, local government and finance, compulsory purchase and compensation judicial review and environmental law.

He has acted for developers, local authorities, government agencies, interest groups and objectors in many major public inquiries ranging from major retail schemes, minerals and landfill, housing and commercial development, road schemes and compulsory purchase.

He regularly appears in the Administrative Court and the Lands Tribunal and has appeared to promote a private bill (the River Calder (Diversion) Bill) before a select committee of the House of Lords.

Significant Work includes ;

Manchester Outer Ring Road and various other road inquiries
Second Tyne Tunnel Inquiry
Welbeck Landfill/Land Reclamation Inquiry Wakefield and various other landfill inquiries
Manchester and Liverpool Airport Inquiries
ASDA superstores (various)
Major housing inquiries
HMRI Pathfinder compulsory purchase orders
Various UDP and Local Plans
Deeside Industrial Park acting for objectors
Various Town and City Centre Redevelopment schemes including Newcastle, Oldham Blackpool, Wakefield, Wigan, Workington,
Seaforth Container Terminal HRO  

Significant Reported Recent Cases

Mackintosh & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs [2006] EWHC 2703 (Admin). – definitive map

Brian Atkinson v Secretary of State for Transport & Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport

Authority [2006] EWHC 995 (Admin) – judicial review

R ( Spice) v Leeds City Council [2006] EWHC 661 (Admin) - highways

Wirral Borough Council v Brock Plc [2004] EWCA Civ 1611 - planning

Gwynedd Council v British Telecommunications plc (2004) 4 All ER 975 - highways

R. v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the regions, ex p. Trustees of the

Friends of the Lake District 17th April 2001 TLR - planning

Cowen v. Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and the Regions (2000) 79 P. &

C.R. 457 – planning and highways

R. v. Oldham MBC, ex p. Foster [2000] Env L.R. 395 ; [2000] JPL 711 - planning
Citypark Properties Ltd. v. Bolton MBC [2000] RVR 343 – Lands Tribunal

R. v. Hambleton D.C. ex p. Somerfield Stores Ltd. (1999) 77 P.& C.R. 475; [1999] 1 P.L.R. 66 – planning retail

R. v. Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council ex parte Kirkman, C.A.[1998] JPL 787- planning/environmental law

R v Arfon Borough Council ex parte Walton Commercial Group Ltd, [1997] JPL 237. – planning
Shaikh v Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, (1997) 75 P & CR 1, [1997] RVR 72.C.A.- compensation

Publications

Highway Law (Sweet & Maxwell) 3rd Ed. 2004

Encyclopaedia of Highway Law: General Editor

Law Relating to Local Government DETR Research Report (with Colin Crawford, Andrew Coulson and Michael Clarke November 2000

Joint Working Arrangements revisited after the Local Government Act 2000 – Journal of Local Government Law 2002

County and District Joint Working Arrangements- Journal of Local Government Law 1998

Bridges: responsibility to repair them - 1997 ROWLR s.5.1, p. 31 et seq. (with Ross Crail)

New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 - Current Law annotations

Highways Act 1980 - Current Law annotations

Recommendations

Chambers UK 2008:
 Stephen Sauvain "continues to build upon his extensive experience in highway and CPO work." A "sensible, practical and down-to-earth advocate with an excellent cross-examination style,"

Chambers UK 2007:
 Stephen Sauvain "continues to build upon his extensive experience in highway and CPO work."  A "sensible, practical and down-to-earth advocate with an excellent cross-examination style,"

Chambers UK 2007:
 " 'An unquestioned leader in Highways and Planning Law' Stephen Sauvain QC appeals by being 'straightforward and easy to deal with.'  He is also highly regarded for his depth of knowledge on compulsory purchase matters.

Chambers UK 2007 Leaders at the Bar - "Stephen is a leading practitioner in all aspects of town and country planning, highways law, education law, local government and fiinance, compulsory purchase and compensation, judicial review and environmental law.
He regularly appears in the Administrative Court and the Lands Tribunal and has appeared to promote a private bill (the River Calder (Diversion) Bill) before a select committee of the House of Lords."

Chambers Guide 2006:
Kings Chambers......"this nationally reputed set was lauded as one of the dominant planning chambers. With "highly distinguished" barristers at all levels, its members were further praised for the impressive scope of work undertaken and "quality results produced" which ensures that "you are never disappointed". Stephen Sauvain QC is one of the "pre-eminent names" at the Northern Bar. A "water-tight negotiator" sources enthusiastically reported, "he is always giving the opposition a run for their money". Experienced in the full umbrella of planning matters, he regularly appears in the Divisional Court and Lands Tribunal..."

Legal 500 2008:
Stephen Sauvain QC acted on behalf of Langtree McLean in the four-week inquiry into a mixed-use development at Liverpool's former garden festival site.

Legal 500 2007:
 "Stephen Sauvain QC ..... boasts an excellent silk's practice"

Legal 500 2006:
Stephen is described as being one of three star planning seniors in the north west.

Planning Magazine:
Stephen is included amongst the top planning Barristers as chosen by leading planning lawyers and consultants in England and Wales

Memberships:

Planning and Environment Bar Association (and has served on the committee of that association)
Northern and North Eastern Circuits

Panels and other appointments:
Assistant Boundary Commissioner(2000)  

Career & Education:

University:                  
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Joined Chambers:    
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Other Career Details:  

Cambridge
LLB
1977
1977 (Lincoln's Inn)
1995

Lecturer University of ManchesterUniversity

Stephen Sauvain QC

Year of Call: 1977

Year of Silk: 1995

Assistant Boundary Commissioner

Specialises In:
Planning, Environment & Public Law

Clerked by:
 William Brown

   

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