The Planning team’s construction experience ranges from:

  • carrying out planning appraisals
  • submitting planning applications and negotiating with local authorities
  • drafting of planning agreements with particular expertise in Section 106, Section 278 & Section 38 agreements
  • advising on requirements of building regulations
  • dealing with enforcement issues relating to planning and building regulations
  • advocacy at planning inquiries and in the Magistrates' Court
  • Conducting High Court litigation (including judicial review)
  • all matters involving listed buildings

The team also deals with compulsory purchase procedure and compensation.

The team acts for commercial developers (on all planning aspects relating to acquiring and disposing of development land), land owners, local authorities and third party objectors and have experienced planning lawyers with in-depth working knowledge of the planning system in England and Wales.

For further information on Planning please contact Henry Gordon Lennox, barrister in Blake Lapthorn solicitors’ Planning team on 01865 254237 or henry.gordonlennox@bllaw.co.uk.