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Daisy Noble
Position
Daisy has been a member of Chambers since October 2018 and welcomes instructions across all of Chambers’ practice areas. Daisy has been ranked as one of the top-rated planning barristers under 35 for the last three years (Planning Magazine 2021,2022 and 2023). She has also recently been ranked as a “rising star” in Legal 500 (2022), gaining particular recognition for her work in major infrastructure planning and compulsory purchase and compensation. Daisy is nominated as Planning and Land Use Junior of the Year, Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023.
Daisy has a First Class law degree from Cambridge, and a Masters’ degree from Oxford. Daisy’s areas of interest include:
- Planning and Environment
- Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
- Major Infrastructure Projects
- Public Law, Human Rights and EU
- Village Greens and Commons
- Local Government
- Rating/Council Tax
- Highways
- Advertising
Recent and current work includes:
Court Cases
- Acting as junior counsel to Douglas Edwards KC for the successful Appellant Lancashire County Council in the Supreme Court case of R (Lancashire County Council) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and another, and R (NHS Property Services Ltd) v Surrey County Council and another (conjoined appeals) [2019] UKSC 58.
- Acting as junior counsel to James Pereira KC for the successful Respondent, Northumberland County Council, in the Court of Appeal case of Leech Homes v Northumberland County Council [2021] EWCA Civ 198.
- Acting as junior counsel to Isabella Tafur for Worthing Borough Council in the Court of Appeal, defending an appeal against the High Court decision in Worthing Borough Council v SSLUHC [2022] EWHC 2044 (Admin).
- Acting for London Borough of Hackney in relation to two conjoined judicial reviews in the High Court arising out of discharge of condition decisions (Strongroom v Hackney LBC).
- Acting as junior counsel to Michael Humphries KC for Bristol Airport in the High Court, in respect of the statutory challenge to the grant of planning permission for the Airport’s expansion (Bristol Airport Action Network Coordinating Committee v SSLUHC [2023] EWHC 171(Admin).
Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)
- Acting for the acquiring authority in respect of the Tribunal case of Golf Café Bars v West Yorkshire Combined Authority [2021] UKUT 16 (LC).
- Acting as junior counsel to James Pereira KC for the successful respondent, Northumberland County Council, in respect of a CAAD appeal (Leech Homes v Northumberland County Council [2020] UKUT 150 (LC)).
- Acting as junior counsel to Rebecca Clutten for Network Rail in respect of the Tribunal case of Welcocks Skips Ltd v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd [2019] UKUT 162 (LC).
- Acting for a claimant engineering company in respect of a compensation claim arising out of the acquisition of its land for Crossrail.
Public Inquiries
- Junior counsel to Michael Humphries KC, acting for Bristol Airport Ltd in relation to the three month public inquiry into the expansion of the airport to 12 million passengers per year.
- Junior counsel to Hereward Phillpot KC, acting for the GLA in relation to the five week inquiry into the proposed tall building known as ‘the Tulip’ in the City of London.
- Junior counsel to James Pereira KC, acting for Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in relation to the promotion of the CPO of Nicholson’s Shopping Centre in Maidenhead.
Advisory
- Instructed by EDF to advise in respect of the proposed nuclear power station at Sizewell C.
- Instructed by Heathrow Airport Ltd to advise in relation to matters arising from proposals for a third runway.
- Advising a London Borough in relation to a proposed CPO of land within an identified “opportunity area”.
Daisy is happy to work on a pro bono basis in appropriate cases.
Career
Called to the bar in 2015.
Memberships
- PEBA
- CPA
- NIPA
Education
- Brasenose College, Oxford University, BCL (Distinction) (2015-2016)
- City Law School, BPTC (Very Competent) (2014-2015)
- Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, BA (Hons) Law (First Class) (2011-2014)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Planning
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Daisy Noble – Francis Taylor Building ‘Daisy is forensic in her approach, innovative in her advice and a reliable, knowledgeable and trustworthy advocate. Daisy works hard on her client’s behalf, her advice is thoroughly researched and communicated with ease. Daisy is strong and resilient during cross examination with the ability to be both personable yet assertive on her client’s behalf. Her written opening and closing statements are prepared to an exceptional quality, even though the latter may need to be prepared at short notice.’