The law and practice of Town and Country Planning can be complex and confusing. Since 1947 when the Town and Country Planning Act set down a comprehensive legislative framework designed to regulate and control the development and use of land, there has grown a detailed and complex range of statutes, regulations, circulars, guidance notes and case law, which together form the framework for today's Town and Country Planning regime.
The primary objective of solicitors specialising in Planning law is to help their clients achieve their aims as quickly and economically as possible. The planning process encompasses a number of diverse disciplines and our solicitors are well placed to give comprehensive advice and offer you an important overview of the law and practice in this field particularly with regard to:-
We can help with all aspects of the planning process and development schemes, from the planning application or appeal and matters such as enforcement, listed building and conservation area applications to compulsory purchase, tree preservation orders, brown land development and other situations in which special planning controls apply. We also work with and can recommend other professionals where other specialist input may be needed.
Anthony Northey is a member of the Law Society's Specialist Planning Panel.