We can advise you on the following matters under each of the areas of law which we cover
Planning
- Section 106 agreements
- Planning appeals
- Planning applications & objections
- Planning legal due diligence
- Community Infrastructure Levy
- Planning enforcement and certificates of lawfulness
- Permitted development rights
- Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
- Tree Preservation Orders
- Strategic planning advice
- Legal review/audit of planning applications
- Interpretation of planning permissions
- Advertisements
- Assets of Community Value
- Highways works agreements under Sections 278 and 38 of the Highways Act 1980
- Oversailing licences for buildings & bridges under Sections 176 and 177 of the Highways Act 1980
- Advice on general highways issues and enforcement
- Highways stopping up orders under Section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and Section 116 of the Highways Act 1980
We advise on the whole compulsory purchase process from start to finish, including:
- Referencing of interests to be acquired
- CPO Indemnity Agreement
- Statement of Reasons
- Making of the CPO Order
- Dealing with objections
- Confirmation of the CPO by written representations procedure or public inquiry
- Implementation of the CPO by General Vesting Declaration or Notice to Treat
- Advising on the risks of judicial review to the grant of a planning permission, including reviewing planning applications before their submission to the local planning authority to mitigate any judicial review risk
- Defending judicial review claims brought by third parties concerning the grant of planning permission
- Bringing judicial review claims concerning public body decisions
Other Areas of Law
We have contacts at law firms in England and Wales we work with which specialise in other areas of law (e.g. property and finance law) and can refer you should you require advice on these areas
