We advise on every aspect of planning and highways law. This could be negotiating planning or highways works agreements, guidance over the threat of compulsory purchase, or helping you to tackle legal issues that may be preventing development, like public rights of way, village green or asset of community value applications or designations such as tree preservation orders or conservation areas. Where necessary, we’ll also challenge unlawful planning decisions in court or assist you defend against enforcement action.

We’ll work with you to get a full idea of your end goals from the start. That way, we’ll spot any issues that could affect future development of your land and deal with them quickly and efficiently.

We can help you with:

Planning and Compulsory Purchase

• Planning strategy advice, including legal support with planning applications and appeals, interpreting permitted development rights and Community Infrastructure Levy liability
• Interpretation of planning permissions and conditions, and advice on safeguarding planning consents
• Drafting and negotiating section 106 agreements and unilateral undertakings
• Bringing and defending legal claims including judicial reviews and statutory challenges
• Planning enforcement issues and Certificates of Lawfulness
• Promoting or objecting to Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs), Development Consent Orders and Transport and Works Act Orders
• Advising on CPO compensation rights and maximising compensation including applications for certificates of appropriate alternative development, blight notices and references to the Upper Tribunal
• Advice on heritage issues, including in relation to listed buildings, conservation areas, and scheduled ancient monuments.