Andrew Hignett, whose previous role as an in-house lawyer in local government makes him ideally placed to understand the practical requirements of local authority clients and to apply that understanding when acting for private sector clients, heads the team.
Providing a full service to clients, the team also offers extensive experience in advocacy, appearing regularly as advocates at public inquiries.
Our work extends across the public and private sector. We have particular expertise in water related development, where we act on ports and marina developments, requiring specialist skills in areas such as harbour revision orders.
- Initial planning advice in relation to specific proposals
- Negotiating planning consents
- Concluding planning and infrastructure agreements with local authorities
- Presenting proposals at local plan inquiries
- Advocacy at planning appeals
- Judicial challenges to the grant of planning permissions
- Advice and advocacy in relation to enforcement action by a planning authority
We can also give guidance on:
- Environmental liabilities, which can have a serious impact on land values, and in particular on the potential liability for the remediation of contaminated land and its development. We also act on behalf of clients in respect of waste management; and
- Compulsory purchase, where we are experienced in acting for acquiring authorities and also for affected landowners in relation to compulsory purchase proposals, as well as compensation issues.
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