Tim Mould KC > Chambers of David Holland KC and Jenny Wigley KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Tim’s extensive practice includes planning, environmental, parliamentary, compulsory purchase, rating, highways and other aspects of local government law. Since he began his career at the Bar, he has appeared in many important cases at appellate level and at first instance in planning, compulsory purchase, environment, highways and rating law. He has extensive experience of litigation in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) in rating appeals and land compensation claims. He has appeared regularly before Parliamentary committees, both promoting railway schemes and under special parliamentary procedure. Since 2010 he has acted for the Government in the preparation of the HS2 high speed rail programme and the promotion of the HS2 legislation – the High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017 and High Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Act 2021. He acted for the Promoter of the Crossrail Act 2008. His recent inquiry work has concerned rail improvement schemes and other transport related infrastructure.

Tim is consistently recognised in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 in the fields of planning, environment, rating and local government law and a full list of recommendations may be found on the ‘Recommendations’ tab.

Recent cases include:

Wyatt v Fareham Borough Council and Environment Agency [2022] EWCA Civ 983 (development control and protecting the marine environment from nitrates pollution)

Richards v Environment Agency [2022] 1 WLR 2593 [2022] EWCA Civ 26 (Regulation of waste disposal activities – positive obligation to protect life and amenity under articles 2 and 8 ECHR)

Sheakh v London Borough of Lambeth [2022] WLR(D) 170 [2022] EWCA Civ 457 (Low traffic neighbourhoods and disabled persons – the public sector equality duty)

High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill 2022 (completing the western leg of HS2 between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly)

London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust v Minister of Housing [2022] EWHC 829 (Admin) (statutory challenge to grant of planning permission for Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens Westminster)

Smith v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2021] 1650 (Admin) (compatibility of current definition of gypsies and travellers in Planning Policy for Traveller Sites with Articles 8 and 14 ECHR and the Equality Act)

Huddersfield to Westtown Improvements Order 2021 (Transport and Works Act Order inquiry – Network Rail’s Trans Pennine Railway upgrade)

Pro Investments Ltd v Hounslow Borough Council [2021] UKUT 201 (LC) [2021] RVR 305 (determination of land compensation for Brentford Community Stadium CPO)

Ricketts (VO) v Cyxtera Technology UK Ltd [2021] UKUT 265 (LC) [2022] RA 45 (rating assessment of data storage centres)

Cardtronics UK Ltd v Sykes (VO) [2020] 1 WLR 2184 [2020] UKSC 21 (rating assessment of ATMs in foodstores)

Sawkill v Highways England [2020] 1 WLR 3661 [2020] EWHC 801 (Admin) (scope powers of entry for survey – major infrastructure projects)

Packham v Prime Minister and Transport Secretary [2020] Env LR 10 [2020] EWCA Civ 1004 (net zero and the decision to proceed with HS2)

East West Rail (Bedford to Bicester) Improvements Order 2019 (Transport and Works Act Order inquiry – Network Rail’s reinstatement of the Varsity line)

Howbury Park Strategic Rail Freight Interchange Inquiry (2018) (planning inquiry into proposed SRFI development near Dartford)

Hughes (VO) v Yorkshire Museums and Gallery Trust [2017] RA 302 [2017] UKUT 0200 (LC) (rating assessments of museums and art galleries)

Current casework

Tim’s current casework includes the forthcoming House of Commons Select Committee proceedings on the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill, HS2 related judicial reviews and land compensation claims, promoting an urban regeneration scheme at a forthcoming CPO inquiry, acting for farmers on proposed variations and revocations of water abstraction licences and advising on a range of rating and land compensation matters arising from the recent cases summarised above.