Planning, environmental & compulsory purchase

We have significant public, private and third sector expertise in these areas. 

Our team represents clients on Town and Country planning and enforcement notice appeal work, both before the Planning Inspectorate and on High Court judicial reviews and statutory reviews. We also act for clients on CPO compensation claims and on specialist conservation area and listed building disputes, including representing clients who are invited to attend PACE interviews or who are subsequently prosecuted.

In conjunction with our Commercial Property team we frequently assist developers in resolving planning related problems concerning specific development projects. 

In addition we have wide ranging environmental expertise, often assisting clients who are the subject of local authority or Environment Agency investigations and prosecutions for statutory nuisances or offences. These can arise from contaminated land, waste management, water pollution or packaging and recycling obligations. As with other regulatory work, we adopt a thorough, tactically considered and proactive approach at the investigatory stage, cooperating fully with the investigating body, to give our clients the best possible prospects on any later prosecution.  

For further information please contact one of the team.