Planning
UK Guide 2025 : The South
Band 1
Email address
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(01293) 742 700About
Provided by Irwin Mitchell
The Irwin Mitchell planning team works with the wider real estate and construction groups and provides an end-to-end service incorporating all of the legal disciplines required to turn an empty site into a finished, occupied, development.
Whilst the planning team maintains a distinct identity and client base, a large number of our major projects involve fee-earners and disciplines from across the broader team. Ties between the different practices are particularly strong when dealing with strategic land and enabling development projects.
The Irwin Mitchell Planning team is probably best known for its promotion of mixed use, regeneration schemes involving former brownfield land – frequently in the context of the redevelopment of former industrial land or education campuses.
Chambers Review
Irwin Mitchell has a strong practice with a diverse client base spanning the residential, education and retirement living sectors. The firm offers specialist contentious advice as well as strategic land advice. The team regularly handles Section 106 agreements for significant developments including mixed-use regeneration and redevelopment of brownfield land.
Work Highlights
- Irwin Mitchell advised Lifestory Group on due diligence for the refinancing of parts of the Lifestory portfolio.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Irwin Mitchell provideshigh-quality advicein a clear and concise manner."
"The team are very thorough and quick to respond to matters."
"The team has excellent knowledge and communicates clearly on the most nuanced planning matters."
"Irwin Mitchell provideshigh-quality advicein a clear and concise manner."
"The team are very thorough and quick to respond to matters."
"The team has excellent knowledge and communicates clearly on the most nuanced planning matters."
Notable Practitioners
Nicola Gooch supports clients such as developers, landowners and house builders in the planning elements of mixed-use regeneration and projects to enable development. She is particularly well regarded for advice on the Community Infrastructure Levy and complex Section 106 agreements.
"Nicola provides high-quality advice and is extremely knowledgeable."
"Nicola is an exceptional individual with first-class technical knowledge and the ability to communicate the most complex matters in a digestible way."
"She understands planning law from so many angles."
Sejal Patel has a particular interest in strategic land and housing matters, including advising on various aspects of mixed-use residential developments and planning and highway matters.
"Sejal is diligent, clear and extremely capable."
"Sejal has got a good grasp of what the important issues are from a client perspective."