Planning, environment and public law
Emmaline Lambert is respected as a strong junior in the field who has broad experience of inquiries, enforcement matters and High Court challenges. She represents a diverse range of clients, including developers and third parties, and is routinely instructed to represent local authorities in planning inquiries and appeals. She is experienced in planning cases involving numerous sensitive environmental issues.
Emmaline regularly appears in planning inquiries. Recently she has appeared in several planning inquiries relating to large housing appeals acting for both local authorities and appellants. In 2021 she acted for West Berkshire District Council in a 4 week called in appeal and for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in a 5 week called in application relating to major development in the AONB. In 2022 and 2023 she acted for South Oxfordshire District Council in 2 separate housing inquiries (one called in), and Hertsmere Borough Council in a Green Belt inquiry with issues including sequential testing. In 2022/2023 she represented Dartford Borough Council in the Examination hearings for a new local plan. Emmaline regularly represents local authorities in enforcement proceedings from planning appeals to injunctions and criminal proceedings resulting in confiscation orders. She has successfully obtained confiscation orders for the London Boroughs of Hounslow and Hackney this year. She is regularly instructed to assist prosecuting authorities at the earliest point to consider the evidence and to draft charges.
This year she has successfully represented Ashford Borough Council, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and South Oxfordshire in Judicial Review/s.288 challenge proceedings.
Called 2003, Middle Temple
PEBA, Middle Temple