Robert Bruce
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Planning
Band 4
About
Provided by Robert Bruce
Practice Areas
Robert has over 20 years of experience advising private and public sector clients on planning, infrastructure, compulsory purchase/compensation, highways, community infrastructure levy and local government law. He principally advises in the residential, infrastructure, commercial, offices, retail and mixed-use sectors.
Robert has a track record of combining detailed knowledge of the law with commercially minded advice to provide solutions and deliver results.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Compulsory Purchase Association & National Infrastructure Planning Association.
Industry Sector Expertise
Areas of expertise include:
• Large urban, greenfield and other developments
• Infrastructure, CPO and compensation including DCOs for NSIPs
• Strategic advice
• S106 planning agreements
• S38/278 highways agreements
• Highway & other orders
• Challenging and defending public authority decisions in court and at planning inquiries
• Community Infrastructure Levy
• EIA, SEA, habitats appropriate assessments
• Enforcement action
• Listed buildings
• Conservation areas
• Tree preservation orders
• Advertisements
Chambers Review
UK
Robert Bruce is well-versed in infrastructure planning, with experience in a range of regulatory measures such as the Community Infrastructure Levy, rights of way and development consent orders for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. Recent work includes advising on retail, infrastructure and mixed-use developments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is very experienced; there is little that he has not seen before. Robert has a very good grasp of the law and is particularly good at thinking outside the box to promote the client’s cause."
"Robert Bruce spots issues that others don't see. He is very thorough and seems to have a crystal ball, allowing him to correctly identify problems that will arise."
"He is a dream to work with. He is extremely knowledgeable, hardworking and sophisticated."
"He is very experienced; there is little that he has not seen before. Robert has a very good grasp of the law and is particularly good at thinking outside the box to promote the client’s cause."
"Robert Bruce spots issues that others don't see. He is very thorough and seems to have a crystal ball, allowing him to correctly identify problems that will arise."
"He is a dream to work with. He is extremely knowledgeable, hardworking and sophisticated."
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