Job Description
About the team
We have one of the leading planning practices in the country operating nationally from Birmingham and London. We advise on some of the most high profile developments in the UK across all of the main development sectors and offer the full spectrum of advice on all aspects of planning law, highways, compulsory purchase and compensation. Our practice extends from strategic advice on complex planning applications and infrastructure consenting to appeals and court litigation work.
The Planning Team prides itself on providing commercially sound and clear planning advice to developers, landowners, house builders, retailers and local authorities. The team is involved in a wide range of schemes including:
* Advising on high-profile commercial development projects, including major office and retail and logistics schemes;
* Acting for all of the major house builders on residential-led strategic projects of up to 5,000 new homes;
* Infrastructure work, including Development Consent Orders, particularly in the highways sector and strategic rail freight interchange market;
* Compulsory purchase work acting for both acquiring authorities and objectors, particularly in respect of large housing and regeneration schemes, including advising on compensation claims and referrals to the Upper Tribunal.
The team is further committed to providing industry updates, whether this is through thought le...