Development

Our multi-disciplinary team responds quickly and knowledgeably to a range of issues faced by commercial developers, housebuilders and mixed use developers. Our in-house team of six planning consultants work alongside lawyers making this a unique team, which provides a seamless service from site appraisals to plot sales.


Expertise Offered

• Site appraisal and all aspects of the planning process
• Pre-application negotiations with Local Planning Authorities
• Planning applications and appeals, including representation at Local Planning Inquiries
• Production of development briefs for the comprehensive development of major and mixed use sites
• Section 106 agreements
• Environmental impact assessments, providing particular expertise in respect of contaminated land
• Site acquisition, disposals and related transactions
• Strategic and short-term options
• Collaboration agreements, joint ventures and landowner agreements
• Plot sales - conveying new freehold and leasehold dwellings; dealing with the acquisition and disposal of properties in part-exchange; setting up and handover of management companies; infrastructure agreements and other ancillary transactions
• Advice in respect to construction and title disputes