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Planning | UK Bar

Midlands (Bar)

This section covers the area of law relating to the processes of planning applications for the development, construction or change of use of a building or buildings; compulsory purchase orders (CPO); and s106 agreements. The work in this section can be contentious – for example, judicial reviews, inquiries and appeals; and non-contentious – for example, planning and CPO strategies relating to development projects and urban regeneration schemes.

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Band 1
  1. No5 Barristers' Chambers
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    No5 Barristers' Chambers
    Planning
    2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked
    No5 Barristers' Chambers has an established reputation for excellence in planning law throughout the Midlands and further afield. Many of the barristers at the set are highly experienced in major infrastructure and development issues. Members of the set continue to handle major planning inquiries and well-publicised cases, and frequently appear at all levels of the UK court system, including the Supreme Court. As one source comments, "No5 has a wealth of talent and expertise." Noteworthy recent instructions include securing planning permission for a motorway service area development in the green belt on behalf of Extra and representing Persimmon Homes on a successful appeal against refusal of a major residential development proposal.
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Band 2
  1. Kings Chambers
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    Kings Chambers
    Planning
    2024 | Band 2 | 6 Years Ranked
    Kings Chambers is well known for its planning expertise and is home to barristers specialising in all areas of planning law. The set is equipped to handle residential development issues and highways matters, among other planning law disputes. Barristers at the set work with a wide variety of both private and public sector clients, including house builders and local authorities, and regularly feature in well-publicised planning appeals across the Midlands Circuit. Recent instructions include representing Asda Stores in multiple judicial review challenges and Oakley Farm on a public inquiry into the proposal for 250 houses in the Cotswolds.