About

Provided by Ashurst

Ashurst has one of the strongest free-standing planning practices in the city with a highly effective team providing innovative and commercial advice on all aspects of planning law. The team is renowned for its planning and compulsory purchase expertise as well as its strengths in major mixed-use development schemes, retail development, regeneration projects, high value residential schemes, landmark office developments and major infrastructure projects.

The team is best known for advising on complex, high quality instructions. The team handles some of the largest transactions in the market and prides itself on providing solutions based, pragmatic advice to its clients.

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Planning - London (Firms)

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What the Team is Known For

Ashurst has a celebrated practice, advising on the full spectrum of planning law. The team's areas of expertise include compulsory purchase orders and compensation claims, major mixed-use and residential projects, and high-value office developments. The team is supported by the firm's environment practice, enabling practitioners to assist clients at the intersection of planning and environmental matters.

Work Highlights

  • Ashurst advised Old Oak and Park Royal Developments on planning strategy related to a 90-acre brownfield land project at Old Oak.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Claire Dutch
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Claire Dutch
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Band 1
Claire Dutch has a strong track record of advising on energy, waste and large-scale regeneration projects throughout the UK. She is experienced as a contributor to matters of planning policy such as the Community Infrastructure Levy. She also handles contentious matters such as judicial reviews and appeals.

Claire provides strong advice and industry knowledge and is very personable.

Claire is a very good lawyer who is pragmatic, sensible and collaborative.

Claire is utterly brilliant and a joy to work with, but most importantly, she delivers on complex projects.

Claire is practical, knowledgeable, and excellent with clients.

Trevor Goode
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Trevor Goode
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Band 1
Trevor Goode's expertise spans from statutory challenges and the formation of new policy to transport infrastructure projects and affordable housing requirements. He has particularly extensive experience with regard to town centre regenerations and similar projects around London, and is called upon by private and public sector clients.

Trevor is always available to provide clear and concise advice, with the profound attitude to find a solution that meets the original brief.

Charlie Reid
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Charlie Reid
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Band 6

Charlie Reid is recognised for his work advising clients across all aspects of planning law. He has particular expertise in planning matters related to energy and infrastructure projects.

Charlie is very enjoyable to work with and very clearly communicates and simplifies complex problems.

Charlie is a reliable, approachable, responsive and thorough lawyer in the planning space.

Ben Groves
Ben Groves
Associates to watch

Ben Groves is a senior associate with a wealth of knowledge in the planning space. He regularly advises clients on large-scale residential developments, CPO issues and CIL strategies. He is adept at handling both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Ben has as clear understanding of what work we require; he is responsive to our instructions and has a friendly manner which make him particularly user-friendly.

His understanding of the law is really second to none and he has amazing attention to detail.

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Claire Dutch
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Claire Dutch
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Band 1
Trevor Goode
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Trevor Goode
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Band 1
Charlie Reid
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Charlie Reid
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Band 6
Ben Groves
Ben Groves
Associates to watch

Clients

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Countryside

Crossrail

Greater London Authority

Greenland

Grosvenor

Guildford Borough Council

Telford Homes

The Berkeley Group

Transport for London

Westfield

Industries

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Construction and Materials

Energy

Government

Real Estate

Retail

Transportation

Travel and Leisure

Utilities