Real estate planning and construction

Planning for businesses

Planning for businesses

Introduction and overview to planning for businesses

We deliver expert advice on the complete range of planning issues.

Our planning lawyers are deliberately part of our real estate team, as we recognise that often planning is not a discrete area but part of a wider commercial transaction.

We work closely with clients and their advisers, often from an early stage, so that planning proposals can be drawn up in a way most likely to achieve success. Our breadth of experience matches larger City firms and gives our clients an excellent yet extremely cost effective service.

How our solicitors can help with planning for businesses

Key services offered

We can help with:

  • strategic planning advice
  • compulsory purchase (promoting or objecting and negotiating
  • compensation claims)
  • planning applications, inquiries and appeals
  • energy projects
  • s106 agreements
  • promotion agreements
  • advice on implications of proposed neighbourhood plans for development proposals
  • Community Infrastructure Levy issues
  • environmental impact assessment and appropriate assessments (Habitat Regulations)
  • judicial review and statutory challenges
  • enforcement issues - criminal and civil proceeding including appeals
  • highways agreements (s38 and s278 agreements)
  • listed building and conservation area advice
  • certificate of lawful development applications
  • tree preservation orders
  • modification and release of planning conditions
  • planning aspects of due diligence on site acquisitions
  • permitted development rights and prior approval applications (General Permitted Development Order 2015 applications)

Why choose Russell-Cooke for planning for business?

About our planning team

We have a wide range of clients including strategic land owners, property developers, land promoters, charities, planning consultants, private individuals, financial institutions and energy companies which include Borough Market, Matalan and Perenco UK Limited and work on projects of all sizes across all of England and Wales.

Testimonials and legal directory quotes

Here are some comments made about us.

 

They are very diligent and experienced in all aspects of planning litigation.
The Legal 500 (2024)

Charging information

Charges are usually based on our hourly rates plus administrative charges and disbursements. We will provide you with an initial estimate of your likely legal costs and will update this as your requirements or the circumstances of the work change.

We may also be able to offer fixed priced options for clients depending on their budget and the size, type and complexity of the work involved.

We would be pleased to discuss your requirements free of charge and tailor a costs proposal accordingly.

Get in touch

If you would like to speak with a member of the team you can contact our real estate planning and construction solicitors; Holborn office (Email Holborn) +44 (0)20 3826 7523; Kingston office (Email Kingston) +44 (0)20 3826 7518; Putney office (Email Putney) +44 (0)20 3826 7518 or complete our form.

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