Sara Hanrahan

Sara Hanrahan is a specialist planning lawyer. She is a partner within the London real estate team and advises on all aspects of planning for commercial clients, the public sector, as well as entrepreneurs and private clients. She has particular expertise in large-scale regeneration projects, both in London and around the UK, as well as extensive listed building experience.

Sara also advises a range of clients within the retail, leisure and hospitality sector, warehouse/logistics, corporate occupiers and alternative energy.

Sara provides both strategic planning advice, including feasibility and risk, as well as transactional advice relating to development and property-related corporate transactions. She also acts for clients for contentious planning matters including planning and enforcement appeals, and judicial review.

In addition to her commercial work, Sara provides bespoke advice for private clients on all planning related matters which includes high level advice on securing planning permission for works or change of use, particularly within Prime London, project managing pre-applications and full planning applications, applying for certificates of lawfulness, and CIL.

Sara’s style is collaborative and solution-focused.

Sara’s clients include developers, local planning authorities, housing providers, and private individuals, as well as landed estates and corporate occupiers in various sectors including tech companies, and operators in the retail, leisure and hospitality sector.

She also has extensive experience advising on planning relating to alternative energy projects, including wind farms and solar parks, acting for providers, land owners and communities.

Member of City of London Law Society Planning and Environmental Committee

Regular contributor to variety of publications including the Estates Gazette, The Planner, The Brief, and Planning Magazine