Planning and Environment

If you are facing planning issues relating to your business you need practical legal advice that will allow you to move forward. We will listen to your needs and advise you how the law can help you to achieve them.

We have experience in the following areas - please click on one for more information:

• Access and highway issues
• Development potential and site appraisals
• Planning advice and applications
• Planning objections
• Change of Use
• Permitted Development: General Development Order
• Environmental matters
• Planning obligations (106 Agreements and Undertakings)
• Option Agreements
• Listed buildings and conservation areas
• Trees and tree preservation
• Planning appeals and enforcement notice appeals including listed buildings
• Enforcement notice appeals
• Judicial Review
• Stop Notices
• Planning Contravention Notices
• Breach of Condition Notices
• Prosecutions arising from planning or environmental issues
• Lawful Development Certificates
• Development plan representations
• Section 106 obligations (see also Planning Obligations)
• Compulsory Purchase Orders
• Objections to Orders
• Blight Notices
• Compensation
• Purchase Notices
• Highways Act
• Public Rights of Way
• Wildlife and Countryside Act

Planning Law Problems

The inherent conflicts between those wanting to utilise land for commercial or residential purposes and those seeking to protect and maintain the existing natural environment has never been higher on the political agenda. The law and local authority procedures that try to balance these competing interests have become more and more complicated.  Our solicitors have specialist expertise in planning and can best help those involved in the planning process when this specialist help is obtained early on in the planning process.

Dealing with the Town and Country Planning departments often means advising on complex issues as well as difficult questions of law.  Professional teamwork is crucial if a project is to be successful.

Our solicitors are able to manage all aspects of a planning project effectively and can help put together and co-ordinate a team of experts from other professions if needed, to meet your particular requirements.

From the start of the development process you may have questions such as:

• How long will it take?
• How much will it cost me?
• What are my chances of success?
• What options are available?
• What is/are the most appropriate procedure(s) to use?

This means you need a firm of solicitors who are:

• Familiar with all aspects of planning law, practice and policy
• Expert in analysis and presentation on your behalf
• Have a full understanding of all aspects of land deals

Can We Help You?

Please call us on 01634 811 118, complete our online enquiry form, or email our planning law expert Nicholas Kingsley-Smith.