Grant Anderson

Practice Areas

Planning

Career

Hill Dickinson Partner 2015 to date

Addleshaw Goddard Partner 2006-2015

Kent Jones and Done Partner 1995-2006

Kent Jones and Done Trainee 1987-1989

Personal

Married with three children.

Lives in Shropshire.

Enjoys the gym, most sports and is a frequent visitor to Murrayfield to support Scotland Rugby.

Clients

Acts for a range of developers, local authorities, funders and landowners. This includes a number of household names JCB, Breedon, Co-op, Lloyds Bank, Iceland Foods, DHL, National Express.

Work Highlights

Advising Horse Hill Developments Ltd (part of UK Oil & Gas PLC) in the Supreme Court in relation to a legal challenge concerning the correct application of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process to assessing the ‘downstream’ greenhouse gas emissions from new oil development - R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents)

Advising a developer on a contentious housing planning appeal called in by the Secretary of State for his own determination in Cheshire. This involved successfully challenging in the High Court two separate decisions of the Secretary of State dismissing the appeal and two public inquiries following which planning permission was finally granted by the Secretary of State.

Advising JCB on the development of a nationally renowned golf course and country club scheme in Staffordshire.

Industry Sector Expertise

Housing, energy/infrastructure, commercial and public sectors.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

England and Wales

Experience

Grant has extensive experience in the housing, commercial, retail, energy/infrastructure development sectors:

- Handling contentious planning matters representing clients on planning appeals, enforcement proceedings, judicial reviews, high court challenges, compulsory purchase and village greens;

- Advising on development management issues including due process;

- Negotiating s.106 and other infrastructure agreements.

His team’s reputation has been built principally on its strong specialist skills in the chosen sectors enabling it to deliver genuine insight into the issues facing those sectors and to provide technically excellent commercial advice.

Grant’s experience from acting for both the private and public sectors enables him to advise clients and provide a genuine 360 degree perspective with a good understanding of the drivers and key objectives for those respective sectors.

Grant and the team are recognised for their ability to forge strong client relationships.

Education