Mustafa Latif-Aramesh

Career

Mustafa has extensive major infrastructure planning experience, having worked on over 25 Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.

These projects include energy generation (including wind, solar, nuclear), hydrogen storage and electricity transmission, highways, and aviation schemes. He advises SMR developers across the UK and has also advised on the most complex and major infrastructure projects in the country, including the Lower Thames Crossing and the expansion of Luton Airport.

He has a comprehensive experience of all stages of the planning and regulatory process for infrastructure projects having advised on pre-application consultation and environmental assessment requirements, the drafting of planning policy, appeared as the lead advocate in numerous NSIP hearings, and advised on judicial review.

In addition to this experience in successfully advising on Development Consent Orders (DCOs), Mustafa has also advised on Transport and Works Act Orders (TWAOs), Harbour Revision Orders (HROs) and advises on planning applications and consents for major developments including large scale housing, complex business and commercial developments, data centres and other developments.

Mustafa’s parliamentary and public law practice includes advising central government, including drafting primary legislation, and secondary legislation, as well as working directly on infrastructure planning reforms, the use of Special Development Orders, and advising on national policy. Mustafa was recommended by a Panel of the House of Lords and House of Commons to be appointed as a Parliamentary Agent in 2022.

Mustafa was appointed to the Government’s Nuclear Taskforce, reporting to the Prime Minister and Secretaries of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and the Ministry of Defence.