Planning

Eversheds Sutherland offers a dedicated planning team with both a regional and national presence. It has considerable expertise in the retail, energy and residential sectors. The team is recognised for its abilities in dealing with major compulsory purchase and compensation matters, as well as notable regeneration schemes. The lawyers are also particularly skilled in advising on large infrastructure projects requiring development consent orders.

"The whole team at Eversheds Sutherland is run very efficiently, and they provide a very strong holistic service."

"Eversheds Sutherland are immediately responsive and provide quick turnaround at exceptionally short notice and timescales."

"Eversheds Sutherland always provide a timely and can-do attitude to ensure that important advice and outputs, often required at short notice, are delivered."

"Eversheds Sutherland has market-leading planning lawyers, and they excel in providing high-quality advice utilising their detailed knowledge and experience."

"Eversheds is a well-established firm with a consistent planning presence, both nationally and in the North West."

Eversheds Sutherland is advising English Cities Fund in connection with the £2.5 billion regeneration scheme of Salford Crescent.

Michelle Moss is known for her expertise in compulsory purchase and compensation matters for infrastructure clients. She also advises on regeneration schemes and development consent orders. "Michelle is a pleasure to work with and has been absolutely intrinsic to the successful closure of a substantive number of disputed compensation claims." "Michelle provides an excellent service. She is very detailed when answering questions and she digs us out of problems. She can tune her responses and delivers the right answers to the right audience."

Richard Lloyd acts on regeneration projects and infrastructure developments, with particular strength in handling compulsory purchase orders and related compensation issues. He also advises on planning applications and appeals, as well as Section 106 agreements and Community Infrastructure Levy matters. "Richard is now my go-to expert and guru for anything. He's a real asset to any project and is a genuinely nice person too." "Richard is a superb planning lawyer who has the ability to absorb very complex matters and provide advice that is both thorough and easily understood." "Richard is very commercial, hard-working and proactive." "Richard is technically brilliant." "His breadth of knowledge and experience and the calm manner in which he delivers his advice is notable. You have no issues in trusting his advice; he instils confidence."