Planning

About

Provided by BDB Pitmans LLP

At BDB Pitmans, planning work is handled by a dedicated team of specialist planning lawyers, each of whom have significant expertise in the area. The specialist team deal with complex s106 Agreements, advise on the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations, highways, give strategic planning advice on major sites, and defend Judicial Review Proceedings.

Speciality areas include:

• Section 106 agreements and affordable housing
• Highways, rights of way, commons and village greens: The team advises extensively on all manner of Highway and Rights of Way issues, including ancient highways, access issues, stopping up and diversions and the implications of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2004.
• Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
• Real estate, finance and insolvency work
• Assets of community value
• Judicial review and statutory review: The Planning team leads on the firm’s Planning Court judicial review and statutory review proceedings.
• Listed buildings: The team acts for Historic England and has experience assessing developments on heritage grounds and their impact.
• Planning enforcement