Birketts’ highly experienced Planning & Environmental Team can assist with local government focussed specialist planning advice.
Our Team of lawyers can advise LPAs across the entire planning process, from pre-application advice and governance matters and support with planning applications, to attending planning committee and assisting with breach of control/expediency considerations.
Acting for numerous local planning authorities, the Team provide training for elected members on the planning committee, review planning enforcement cases, provide strategic planning advice for appeals, represent clients at appeals, proof committee reports, draft complex section106s, and issue decision notices. Our lawyers can advise on gypsy and traveller sites, large scale developments including garden cities, major bypasses and NSIPs, small complex developments, and CPO/DCO.
We have extensive experience of dealing with statutory challenges, enforcement appeals, section 106 agreements and liability under the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended).
The Team includes experts that have experience of working as LPA lawyers in-house, so we understand the pressure local government currently faces. As we have an excellent understanding of the local government context, we can provide timely, legally sound, solutions focused advice.
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