Planning Law

We offer specialist planning and highway advice to both public and private sector clients. Our public sector knowledge combined with private practice expertise and outstanding client care ensures your individual needs are met.

We offer a comprehensive, no-nonsense and highly effective service with an overall aim of assisting clients to deliver sustainable development, not hinder it, whilst also understanding the importance of cost savings to many clients involved in this area.

We can assist you with:

General planning, highways, rights of way and minerals and waste planning advice
Breaches of planning control and related planning enforcement
Planning Contravention Notices and Breach of Condition Notices
Certificates of lawful use or development
Planning Obligations (section 106 agreements) required as a result of development
Highway Agreements (section 278 Agreements to carry out works in the highway, Section 59 Agreements relating to wear and tear, Section 177 licences to overhang the highway, dedication of highways)
Compulsory purchase and related advice
Judicial review, planning appeals and inquiries
General advice for developers and tailored solutions to assist developers with large scale schemes
Tailored solutions for local authorities including resilience services to assist with excess workloads
Committee advice
Training for local authority staff and members
Common land and village greens
Neighbourhood planning advice

We can assist with a wide range of legal issues relating to planning and highway matters for developers, individuals and public bodies as well as offering a comprehensive service for developers in conjunction with our Commercial Property Team.