Our planning lawyers deal with all aspects of planning law including:
- section 106 agreements and community infrastructure levy
- highways and infrastructure agreements
- permitted development rights
- compulsory purchase orders and compensation
- appeals, enforcement, judicial review and statutory challenges and other planning problems,
Administrative delays, legal complexity, special interest groups and conflicting government policies can combine to create a dangerous and costly obstacle course.
But there are smarter ways of dealing with it. We don't pretend it's easy but with our cross-departmental expertise, our links with other professionals, our many years’ experience and plenty of streetwise know-how we think that we can help you negotiate a path through the challenges with less pain and greater confidence. We focus clearly on the results that you want to achieve and we will always be clear and candid on what's the most realistic way to get there. Above all, we'll be pragmatic on your behalf - we like to see our clients' projects come to fruition.
Our team regularly assists clients on tricky Town and Country planning aspects of development projects and residential / commercial property purchases and sales. We also represent clients on planning / enforcement notice appeal work, both before the Planning Inspectorate and on High Court judicial reviews and statutory reviews.
Of increasing importance, we have wide-ranging environmental expertise. We assist clients who are the subject of local authority or Environment Agency investigations and prosecutions for environmental offences. These can arise from issues as diverse as 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 so as to give our clients the best possible prospects if faced with any subsequent prosecution. We have a particular strength in representing clients who have been invited to attend interviews under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. We understand the stress that this can entail and take care to provide moral as well as legal support in these cases.
To round things off we have a very good record of success in acting for clients on compulsory purchase order (CPO) compensation claims. We were involved on an important case arising out of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) project and have represented clients affected by a number of highways schemes in the south east. We are well placed in terms of experience, local know-how and geography to represent landowners and businesses likely to be affected by the London Resort Development (formerly known as London Paramount.
A team approach to all these types of cases is necessary, usually involving specialist compulsory purchase valuation surveyors and counsel. We know and work with the best specialists.
In short, we have the whole package. For further information please contact one of the team below.
