Karen Phull
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Planning
Band 3
About
Provided by Karen Phull
Practice Areas
Karen's expertise in planning and environment sees her acting for developers, landowners and objectors. Her experience working for a local planning authority gives her a unique perspective. She works closely with most practice areas across the firm and has experience of contentious matters including judicial review and public inquiries. She is dual qualified in New York.
Karen is a partner in the Farrer & Co Planning and Environment team.
She has extensive experience of acting for third parties concerned by the impact of a proposed development, including judicial review proceedings. She is accustomed to quickly interpreting development proposals and submitting objections to planning and listed building applications. Her contentious experience also includes public inquiry work such as planning appeals and traffic order schemes.
Karen has acted for third parties affected by compulsory purchase orders, including HS2 and TfL schemes. She works closely with specialist counsel and CPO surveyors.
Chambers Review
UK
Karen Phull centres her practice on the representation of third parties in planning matters, including contentious procedures such as public inquiries, judicial reviews and objections, along with compulsory purchase orders and breaches of planning control. She also advises on the negotiation of development agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Karen is extremely practical and gets the essential points across in a very effective manner."
"Karen is one of the best planning solicitors in the industry and is my 'go-to' for specialist advice."
"Karen is extremely practical and gets the essential points across in a very effective manner."
"Karen is one of the best planning solicitors in the industry and is my 'go-to' for specialist advice."