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Provided by Karen Howard
Karen qualified as a Fellow of ILEX in 1992 and as a solicitor in 2003 whilst working full time in legal practice. She specialises in advising developers on mixed-use developments, including planning policy, overall viability of schemes, and development agreements.
Karen has a broad range of planning and property experience, having promoted CPOs and DCOs for huge infrastructure projects, including transport connections. She also advises on BNG and nitrates, listed buildings and heritage sites, planning enforcement, prosecution, and licensing matters, Judicial Review and High Court challenges. Karen has worked with the public sector and developers and helps to draft and negotiate complex planning and infrastructure highway and licence agreements.
Karen began her career in local authority and has worked directly for others promoting housing regeneration schemes through CPO. She is adept in the internal workings of local authorities, which can often help deliver successful outcomes.
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Karen Howard of Gateley Legal is particularly skilled in matters relating to industrial and mixed-use developments, encompassing leisure and hotel, retail, residential and office premises. She has regularly advised on development consent, compulsory purchase and scheme promotion.