Career
Ian has extensive experience advising a range of sectors including aviation, residential, commercial, retail and leisure. His work ranges from complex and controversial strategic / infrastructure development projects to heritage property and high-value homeowner projects. Ian advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters, and has secured a number of land-mark legal judgements. He also has considerable experience in defending criminal prosecutions for breaches of planning enforcement and listed building control.
Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Partner, Clyde & Co LLP
Partner, Macfarlanes LLP
Partner, Jones Day
Associate, Jones Day
Associate, Berwin Leighton Paisner
Experience
-Acting for Pinewood Studios Limited in connection with the expansion of Pinewood Studios and Shepperton Studios (both within the Green Belt).
-Acting for Corinthian Land in securing planning permission on a residential-led urban extension in south Canterbury including up to 4,000 new homes.
-Advising Slough Borough Council in connection with a new Simplified Planning Zone at Slough Trading Estate and the proposed redevelopment of Slough town centre.
-Acting for Taylor Wimpey in connection with their interests in Village 7 (1,500 new homes), which forms part of the proposed new Gilston town (10,000 new homes.)
-Acting for Peel in promoting the development of land at Hulton Park to facilitate a world-class golf resort.
-Acting for Halley Developments in respect of significant residential developments at Bourn Airfield and Chelmsford Garden Community.
-Advising Project Genesis Limited in respect of the proposed regeneration of the former steelworks in Consett.
-Advising CEG in promoting Dunton Hills Garden Village.