Planning & Environmental

The Planning & Environmental Team provides high-quality, practical advice and representation on all aspects of planning and environmental law.

The Team is regularly instructed by developers, land owners and local planning authorities and offer a full service, encompassing all aspects of planning law and environmental law.

Our lawyers provide practical, solution-focussed advice at a competitive price and are particularly experienced in providing support for planning applications and appeals, section 106 Agreements and planning enforcement.

From s. 106 and infrastructure agreements which you require quickly and efficiently, through to advising on major strategic sites where you require a strong and reliable law firm to give both strategic and adhoc advice on all aspects of the planning process, our Team has the capability to deliver.

Our expertise includes:

• Strategic land, development plan promotion and major infrastructure planning
• Public and development plan examinations
• Greenfield and Green Belt development
• Urban regeneration schemes
• The planning application process (including acting as agent) and preapplication consultation
• Environmental Impact Assessment, strategic environmental assessment and the habitats directive
• Contaminated land
• Compulsory purchase and compensation
• Negotiation and completion of planning obligations via s.106 agreements and unilateral undertakings
• Conservation areas and listed buildings
• Planning appeals via written representations, hearings and inquiries including advocacy
• Renewable energy planning
• Enforcement
• Village green inquiries