Robert Gowing

Robert is a partner in our national planning and infrastructure consenting team based in London.

He is cited in Legal 500 for providing ‘stand-out technical advice and strong negotiating tactics’ and in Chambers UK as an ‘excellent planning lawyer who is able to provide advice and support to all matters, from start to finish’.

Robert advises on all aspects of planning and development with a particular focus on complex urban regeneration and redevelopment schemes, primarily in London and the Southeast.

His work includes a broad range of clients, including public and private companies, investment funds, and established major residential and commercial developers.

Robert advises across the full development life-cycle, from pre-application through to implementation, and including environmental assessments, compulsory purchase, planning appeals, and judicial review.

He has additional specialist heritage expertise that supplements his wider planning work and is a contributing editor to the Butterworths Planning Law Service on listed buildings and conservation areas.