Public Inquiry is an important part of the planning process and a robust, coherent and well argued ecological case can be vital in achieving the desired result.

Rigby Jerram has acted as an expert ecological witness at several public inquiries, including acting for:

• Cumbria County Council at the inquiry into the Kirkby Stephen Bypass, Cumbria,
• Highways Agency on the A69 Haydon Bridge Bypass, Northumberland, and
• Taylor & Hardy and Direct Developments at the former Weetslade Colliery, North Tyneside.