James Clark

James has extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious planning matters, with a particular focus on residential development. His expertise includes providing strategic planning advice, negotiating Section 106 and other infrastructure agreements, as well as representing clients in planning appeals, judicial reviews, and statutory challenges. He also offers specialist guidance on the Community Infrastructure Levy and Biodiversity Net Gain.

James’ clients include national housebuilders, housing associations, public bodies, and local planning authorities.

National housebuilders:

- Acting for a national housebuilder on a 1,380-home scheme, including co-working space, gym, cafe, nursery, and a pedestrian cycle route linking the train station and the town centre.

- Acting for a national house builder on a 300-unit scheme, including a care home and securing the provision of suitable alternative natural greenspace.

Biodiversity Net Gain:

- Advising a local planning authority on securing habitat enhancements to create registrable biodiversity units to support the delivery of residential development within its area.

Local development orders:

Advising on significant local development orders for:

- Over 3,500 homes and non-residential floor space including GP surgery, pharmacy, rail halt, park and ride, household waste recycling centre. highways and access, landscaping, pedestrian paths and cycle.

- One million square metres of advanced manufacturing floorspace, up to 750 homes, hotel, nursery and community space.