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Planning & Environment - Scotland

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What the Team is Known For

Burness Paull offers a wide range of environmental and planning services across Scotland and is adept in handling oil and gas, renewable energy and marine matters. The team also offers expertise on climate change and has longstanding experience in a range of planning matters, such as compulsory purchase orders and Section 75 obligations and is also noted for its contentious capability, in particular judicial reviews and statutory appeals.

Work Highlights

  • Burness Paull acted for Sireo Immobilienfonds No 4 Edinburgh Ferry Road SARL in negotiations in relation to the education contribution payable for their mixed-use development.

Strengths

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They have a deep inside approach to renewable planning law. We appreciate their direct efforts to share and facilitate this breadth of knowledge with us and to tailor it to our own needs.

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They offer consistently valuable and robust advice, as well as an innovative interrogation of existing law and an ability to identify legally sound solutions.

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They have extensive knowledge of planning law and a practical understanding with real world experience of government agencies. Their internal knowledge gives us confidence in progressing an appeal.

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Notable Practitioners

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Alasdair Sutherland
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Alasdair Sutherland
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Band 1

Alasdair Sutherland, head of the planning practice, supports clients in relation to a range of planning issues, including compulsory purchase and compensation, judicial reviews and public inquiries. He advises clients in the energy, infrastructure and residential development sectors.

Alasdair is an exceptional solicitor and a pleasure to work with.

Alasdair is an excellent and personable lawyer. He is always available to answer any questions and comes up with commercial and practical solutions.

Alasdair is technically very strong and has the skills to deliver the result we want.

Alasdair is very approachable and offers industry leading advice with a commercial understanding.

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Emma Dewar
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Emma Dewar
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Band 3

Emma Dewar is particularly renowned for her handling of contentious planning matters, such as planning appeals and inquiries. Her clients include house builders, wind farm developers and funders.

Emma is attentive and has a sound understanding of the issues. Her commercial awareness enables confidence in the projects and strategies.

Emma is very diligent.

Emma offers excellent planning legal advice, particularly in planning agreements.

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Steven Stewart
Steven Stewart
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Steven Stewart is a senior associate in Burness Paull's planning and environment team and is head of the firm's ESG practice. He regularly advises clients on a range of environmental matters, including waste management, climate change and carbon law.

Steven is a great local counsel in Scotland who feels like an extension of our team and is very responsive. He also has very good subject-matter expertise.

Steven is very pragmatic.

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Alasdair Sutherland
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Alasdair Sutherland
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Emma Dewar
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Emma Dewar
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Steven Stewart
Steven Stewart
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