Our Services

We advise:-

Landowners, developers, house builders, retailers, private schools, charities, overseas investors, private estates, individuals, and estates.

We Can

Help obtain planning permission

We Can

Appeal against refusals

We Can

Appear at Public Inquiries and Hearings.

We Provide

Commercial Clients

Redevelopment for flats in London schemes between 28 -128
S106 for residential schemes all over the country form 6 houses to 150
Care village
Mixed use development –residential and marina
Applying for and defending Judicial Review proceedings
Business park developments
Obtaining planning permission and s106 for 5*hotel
Education-defending gypsy site application near private school
Obtaining planning permission for an extension to a state school

Individuals

Farriers dwelling in the green belt

Self-build projects

Permitted development advice –won enforcement appeal for large extension to house

Equestrian- Planning Permission for a dwelling for a stud worker

Agricultural development – barns to houses

Successfully Objecting to para 55 house on behalf of neighbour

Judicial Review

Heritage

Obtained listed building consent and planning permission for an extension to grade 1 museum after a long hiatus with previous advisor.
Obtained listed building consent and planning permission for a new basement, conservatory, swimming pool, gym, helicopter pad and swimming pool for a grade 1 listed building.
Various enforcement issues
Advising on the diversification of listed country estate for tourism uses

Enforcement

21 breaches all appealed successfully
105 offences negotiated to 5 prior to prosecution
Tenants painted a listed building with rubber paint negotiated a solution with Westminster Council
Won enforcement appeal relating to Permitted Development on a point where three previous appeals by other advisors had failed
Acted for a cocktail bar on an enforcement issue and obtained removal of restrictive condition and withdrawal of enforcement proceedings

Highways and Access Advice

Successful diversion of two bridleway after a 7 year impasse
Advising on extinguishment and diversion of 6 footpaths to create a new business park
Objecting to a CPO relating to an A road extension

Environmental

Advising on waste management issues for Waste Management Companies
Advising on the partial redevelopment of a quarry and the continuing use of the remainder
Advising on the redevelopment of contaminated land
Advising on warranties and indemnities to be given on the sale of land
Land drainage and flood issues
Advising on the regulatory framework for waste
Carbon trading appeals
Promoting and objecting to Wind farm and solar projects
Obtaining permission for a 70MW waste to energy Biomass power station

Legal Specialists

"In any walk of life, when you need the best, you use a specialist. By definition, a specialist is someone who is dedicated to one area of knowledge; someone with a depth of experience that gives them extra insight and understanding."

We Advise On

Community Infrastructure Levy Negotiations

Highways, Rights of Way and access problems

Drafting and negotiating 106 and other planning and infrastructure agreements

Major National Infrastructure Projects

Heritage Listed Building and Conservation Area issues

Agricultural Development

Objections to development