Planning | Europe

Cuatrecasas benefits from a market-leading team spread across several Spanish cities and advising on differing regional planning regulations. The firm assists funds and real estate developers with urban planning matters relating to investments in development plots or existing residential or hotel sector assets. It is sought out by international retailers, industrial companies and other corporate clients to advise on acquisitions and related permitting and licensing issues pertaining to the opening of new sites. The firm possesses significant capabilities in planning-related litigation proceedings.

Garrigues's team drafts new planning instruments in support of prospective infrastructure, logistics and hotel developments. It also acts for real estate investors on acquisitions of Spanish build-to-rent residential developments. The firm also advises energy companies and major retailers on the management of their real estate assets in Spain, including questions relating to licences or land use.

Leading Spanish firm Pérez-Llorca wins superb praise for its proven capacity to handle matters that require interactions with planning authorities in various parts of Spain. The firm assists real estate investors with the drafting of amendments to existing planning instruments in order to facilitate new residential, retail or logistics projects. It advises energy companies on the planning requirements for new renewable energy projects and also acts on existing industrial facilities' compliance with planning rules.

Uría Menéndez is a stellar firm that draws on the reputations of highly regarded individuals in Madrid to attract instructions on planning matters across Spain. The firm possesses a strong real estate practice and is well equipped to advise on the due diligence of real estate acquisitions, including those targeting logistics or healthcare assets. The team has won instructions from developers of major urban regeneration or residential projects on the defence of proceedings that challenge the validity of existing planning approvals. It also handles contentious and non-contentious matters on behalf of compensation boards that are responsible for major urban developments in Madrid.

GTA VILLAMAGNA's team is recognised as a strong choice to handle sophisticated planning law matters on behalf of varied clients. The firm acts for Spanish real estate developers and compensation boards on the drafting of new planning instruments. The team advises on contentious-administrative appeals against actions taken by city councils to block new developments. The lawyers also assist with the due diligence of potential acquisition targets in order to identify any potential planning law risks.

Pareja & Associats assists real estate developers and industrial companies with the drafting of modifications to urban plans, often in support of new developments in and around Barcelona. The firm acts for landowners raising objections to new town plans. It advises companies and public bodies on appeals against court rulings in which new planning instruments have been scrapped. The team also advises investors on the planning-focused due diligence of acquisition targets.

Andersen's Spanish team has earned roles on significant real estate projects that entail the redevelopment of Madrid sports facilities or industrial sites. The firm drafts new land use plans and expropriation plans in support of significant new Madrid residential developments. It also advises on the planning law aspects of logistics or residential projects in other parts of Spain.

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo acts for investors, developers, industrial companies and local councils on urban planning matters. Key individuals in Valencia advise on projects that necessitate interaction with planning authorities across Spain. The team assists with land acquisitions, drafts new planning instruments and renders advice in connection with licences for the construction of new hotels or shopping centres. The firm advises on processes seeking to ensure that industrial sites comply with land use permits.

Jones Day's lawyers regularly advise on the planning aspects of real estate transactions. The team advises investors on the purchase of land plots for the development of diverse commercial assets. The practice assists with the drafting of new planning instruments in support of projects in Madrid, Málaga and other Spanish cities.

Ramón y Cajal is frequently instructed by real estate developers and investment funds to assist with the planning due diligence of potential land and property acquisitions. The team advises on the acquisition of concessions to build specific assets, as well as drafting urban development agreements for developers undertaking major regeneration projects. The lawyers also assist with contentious-administrative appeals against town hall decisions.