Planning

Andrew Tait KC has promoted a raft of major infrastructure projects in London. He has also acted in relation to high-profile road and transport schemes nationwide. His practice extends to waste matters, land valuation, new settlements and major mineral proposals.

Hereward Phillpot KC is hailed as one of the top barristers acting in infrastructure matters. He frequently appears at inquiries, hearings and higher court cases. Many of the complex development cases he takes on pertain to particularly large or high-profile projects.

Michael Humphries KC is widely known as a leading name in infrastructure planning law. He has an excellent reputation for working on projects of all types, especially the often vast NSIPs. He is also heralded for his compulsory purchase work and edits leading publications in both areas. He is a deeply experienced advocate across the entire space, advising and acting for utilities, objectors, landowners, developers and public entities.

Morag Ellis KC holds an enviable position in the market both as a barrister well versed in the broadest aspects of planning law and as a rare expert in some of its most unique and evolving areas. She takes on statutory challenges and planning inquiries, as well as national infrastructure project work, in both England and Wales.

Rebecca Clutten is a highly regarded junior barrister known for her ever-expanding strengths in infrastructure and compulsory purchase matters. She has experience working for both promoters and claimants on CPO matters covering both infrastructure and regeneration schemes. Her client list and track record feature a number of high-profile names and projects.

Douglas Edwards KC is a robust practitioner focused on planning, environmental, CPO, highways law, government and infrastructure work. He is an expert in commons and village green matters, and is also frequently consulted on land assembly matters by local authorities. He represents both public and private clients at all levels in the courts and at inquiries.

Hugh Flanagan is a barrister dedicated to planning and compulsory purchase cases. He is a member of the Attorney General's B Panel of Counsel and acts for local authorities and developers. Highways, aviation, enforcement and residential planning work are among his areas of strength. Large infrastructure-related work forms an additional mainstay of his practice.

Isabella Tafur is a highly regarded junior known for her impressive advocacy skills and her expertise in infrastructure projects. She practises across numerous areas including heritage and Green Belt matters. She represents both appellants and local authorities in planning and enforcement appeals, and attracts praise from several top instructing solicitors.

James Pereira KC is a sought-after silk practising in planning, environmental, public and administrative law. His excellent reputation as an advocate comes from his frequent appearances at inquiries and in the High Court. He also promotes and resists CPOs and related compensation matters.

Ned Westaway is an expert in environmental law with a sound, practical knowledge of planning matters. He acts for local authorities, planning applicants and objectors, handling a broad range of cases including those relating to major development proposals, complex enforcement and significant infrastructure projects. He tackles high-level appellate work involving novel points of law.

Alexander Booth KC engages with all kinds of planning work, notably NSIP cases and valuation or compensation proceedings related to compulsory purchases. He appears for both public and private bodies and has appeared in the Supreme Court. He undertakes work relating to residential development as well as high-impact infrastructure projects.

Charles Streeten is experienced in handling matters relating to tall buildings and other high-profile developments in London and in representing infrastructure service providers in projects. His clients include developers and interest groups, central government and local authorities. He makes regular appearances in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

Craig Howell Williams KC is a traditional development and infrastructure specialist highly experienced in planning, environment and related public law matters. His case history demonstrates his expertise in matters involving large projects such as urban extensions and transport. He also handles substantial commercial work in the leisure and retail sectors. Other areas of practice include residential development, including controversial schemes in sensitive areas, and local plan work.

Richard Glover KC is well equipped to resolve disputes of all natures and an expert in compulsory purchase, ratings and local government work. He specialises in non-mainstream planning matters that may require valuation and compensation experience. He is instructed by both public bodies and commercial enterprises, and also acts as a mediator.

Richard Honey KC is a cooperative and collaborative silk with superb judgement and experience of advocacy before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. He also regularly appears in the High Court and is an expert on compulsory purchase and infrastructure cases. He also features frequently in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). He represents defendants and claimants of all kinds.

Simon Bird KC has an impressive track record of appearing on behalf of ports, airports, house builders and central and local government agencies. He works across cases relating to commercial and residential developments as well as local plans.

Andrew Fraser-Urquhart KC covers a broad array of planning work and attracts a number of instructions in significant infrastructure cases. He is frequently instructed on development consent orders and compulsory purchase matters by both public and private sector clients. His practice also takes in cases involving energy, minerals and mining, and matters relating to local plans.

Annabel Graham Paul has acted in a number of significant, complex or otherwise novel infrastructure, compulsory purchase and mainstream planning cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal. Her practice reaches into all corners of planning law and takes in inquiries and local plan examinations.

Caroline Daly has significant experience in local plan promotions and development inquiries, as well as acting in High Court disputes. Her clients include local authorities, developers and utility companies, community interest groups, private individuals and landowners.

Gregory Jones KC is a silk with notable expertise in planning and administrative law. His practice spans town and country planning, DCO-scale projects, environmental impact and other complex cases at all levels of review. He has carved out an additional niche in offshore marine spatial planning and is well versed in EU law.

Kate Olley is regularly instructed by local authorities and developers on a wide range of issues related to planning. She has notable experience of judicial reviews and statutory appeals, and frequently appears as an advocate in the higher courts.

Merrow Golden is a highly regarded barrister at the London planning Bar. She wins acclaim for her advice to local authorities, action groups and developers on a range of matters, including planning enforcement and inquiries.

Saira Kabir Sheikh KC is frequently sought after as an advocate for appeals, inquiries, High Court challenges, and Crown Court and magistrates' court proceedings. She is experienced in all aspects of planning and environmental law. Her remit includes compulsory purchase, highways, Transport and Works Orders and other parliamentary matters. She frequently acts for local authorities.

Daisy Noble is a strong barrister in the planning space. She is very experienced in infrastructure and large redevelopment planning matters such as compulsory purchase orders and compensation issues. She is regularly sought after by local authorities, developers and claimants, among others, to act in complex cases.

George Mackenzie is a well-regarded barrister with a substantial planning practice focused on a range of different areas. He is regularly instructed in cases regarding residential, logistics, retail and mixed-use development schemes. He also has particular expertise in enforcement matters and CIL disputes.

Horatio Waller has a wide-ranging planning practice that has seen him appear at all levels of court including the Court of Appeal. He is extremely well versed in planning permission matters related to large-scale redevelopment schemes. He is also able to provide related knowledge of such areas as environmental regulations and rating law.

Mark O'Brien O'Reilly is recognised as a growing presence at the London planning Bar and has demonstrated skill in planning inquiries concerning renewable energy projects as well as commercial and residential developments.

Mark Westmoreland Smith KC concentrates his practice on cases concerning the delivery of essential energy, waste and transport infrastructure. He is an experienced inquiry and High Court advocate who is frequently instructed in housing matters and Development Consent Orders. His work in the infrastructure sphere in particular takes in disputes over some of the most notable and newsworthy civil engineering projects in the country.

Meyric Lewis KC specialises in planning and related environmental issues, being an expert in environmental impact assessment and CPOs, among many other matters. He is well recognised for his advice and advocacy in cases regarding major infrastructure proposals.

Suzanne Ornsby KC is frequently involved in complex cases involving strategic environmental assessment and neighbourhood planning. Her practice covers public inquiries relating to electricity and water supply, minerals and waste, as well as commercial and residential development. She also acts for Local Planning Authorities and developers in urban extension inquiries and Local Plan examinations into housing provision.

Alex Williams is a strong up-and-coming junior barrister in the planning space. Williams is appointed to the Attorney General's A Panel, and is extremely experienced in a wide range of matters including statutory challenges and judicial review challenges. He has appeared in cases in various levels of court including Court of Appeal.

Conor Fegan is an up-and-coming junior noted for his work advising developers, public authorities, national interest groups and more on a range of planning matters. He has particular expertise in judicial reviews related to new developments and planning matters with environmental aspects.