Hill Dickinson’s specialist planning team is led by a nationally acknowledged planning expert. The team provides practical advice on how to negotiate an effective way through the increasingly complex and confusing planning regime. The aim is to pre-empt delays and objections and, when objections occur, to deal with them quickly and effectively.
We have extensive expertise in all planning-related matters and can provide advice and assistance on issues of any complexity including:
- Strategic advice on planning issues
- Permitted development rights, including those of public authorities
- Planning applications (including environmental impact assessments) and appeals
- Section 106 and other statutory agreements (including negotiation)
- Challenging planning decisions by way of judicial review and the High Court
- Planning inquiries (appeal, local development framework and enforcement)
- Mineral planning permissions including appeals under the Environment Acts 1990-95
- Village green and commons applications
- SSSI’s including objection and appeal against refusal of works consent
- Harbour revision orders
- Compulsory purchase orders
- Highways matters
We also have extensive experience in regeneration matters. This helps us to understand the linkages between planning, highways, environmental and compulsory purchase issues, in order to deliver effective planning permissions.
We have been involved in many inquiries, not only in preparing and assisting for inquiry but also in providing advocacy. This experience enables us to prepare and present a case at inquiry in the best way.
We also advise and assist on the planning aspects of transactions being handled by the Hill Dickinson property team, including property development.
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- Meet the team Click above
At Hill Dickinson LLP, head of planning John Holmes has a
vast reservoir of experience across diverse planning issues.
