Overview
I am a specialist in the practice of planning, environmental and compulsory purchase law.
I am very experienced in all things planning, particularly: strategic planning advice; land promotion; advising on section 106 planning obligations; interpretation of planning permissions and amending planning conditions; advising on permitted development rights and advising on planning enforcement. I also have expertise on the infrastructure agreements required to build out developments.
I have wide experience of both sides of compulsory purchase orders having acted for acquiring authorities and for those affected by compulsory purchase schemes.
I advise clients on environmental permits and licences.
My clients are wide-ranging, including energy sector clients, local and national governments, private house builders and developers, and social housing providers.
Recent experience
Acting for a developer on a section 106 with offsite public footpath requirements to deliver 120 Dwellings in North Somerset
Acting for landowners under a promotion agreement to deliver 58 dwellings in Somerset
Acting for a landowner promoting their own land in Gloucestershire at appeal to deliver 50 dwellings with all the open market units being custom build or self build units
Acting for a landowner delivering bio diversity net gain credits on his land in Somerset
Advising a government body on their strategic approach to protecting ancient wood land and managing the licencing of protected species
Removing section 52 agreement restrictions on development land in Cornwall and section 33 agreement restrictions on development land in Oxfordshire
Advising the appropriate planning strategy for a wind turbine development in Cornwall located proximate to unlawful dwellings
Advising on the delivery of sky lark mitigation for a solar development in Warwickshire
