Claire Pilsworth
Partner
Planning Lawyers
If you're bringing forward a development, our specialist planning lawyers can provide clear legal guidance to secure consent, overcome obstacles, and keep your project on track.
Legal advice on planning
Access legal advice on both contentious and non-contentious matters across major urban schemes, regeneration initiatives, and infrastructure projects
The UK planning system is complex and changes frequently. From preparing submissions and appeals through to enforcement and judicial review, you will have guidance from legal partners with deep experience in town and country law and local authority procedures.
Get planning support on:
- Submitting applications and appeals, including inquiries and hearings
- Local plan examinations and strategic guidance
- Drafting and negotiating infrastructure agreements (s106, s278, s38, s75)
- Advising on Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) matters
- Judicial review and statutory challenges
- Applying for and advising on certificates of lawfulness
- Highways issues, including creation, diversion, and stopping up orders
- Listed building, conservation, and town or village green cases
- Compulsory purchase and compensation claims
- Environmental matters, including EIAs and HRAs.
Speak to a Legal Partner
Our team support you to navigate complexity, seize opportunity and move forward with legal clarity.
Contact our Specialists
Get strategic advice from a team that knows how to protect and grow your business. Please complete our enquiry form and one of our experts will contact you by the next working day.
Alternatively, you can call us now.
Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm (Excluding Public Holidays).
0370 1500 100
Making an enquiry
We have several ways you can contact us, either by completing our online contact form, by phone, or using our live chat. If you start your journey online, here are the first steps to working together.
Complete our online formWe need a few details to understand your situation and the kind of support you need.
We’ll contact you by phoneOn the call our experts will ask you a few more questions to make sure we connect you with the right legal advice from our team.
We arrange a full appointmentYour next step is an in-depth appointment with a specialist solicitor to discuss how we could advise you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Planning law is wide-ranging and often technical. Here are answers to some of the most common questions developers and landowners ask.Our commitment to you
Our experts always start by listening, so we understand what matters most from day one.- 01Clear legal guidance
You will always get straightforward, honest advice, with regular updates to keep you clear on the way forward.
- 02Specialist knowledge
A wide-ranging team of trusted specialists who understand what it takes to protect your future, your family or your business.
- 03Your needs first
Whether you’re navigating complex personal situations or business decisions, we take the time to understand your world and what’s at stake.
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