DLA Piper‘s planning team is praised as ’extremely knowledgeable about the planning system’, with the Leeds-based group assisting the firm’s national planning and infrastructure practice on major infrastructure projects across the transport and energy sectors, as well as handling urban developments. Key names in Yorkshire include Claire Stoneman, who is active on development planning work and compulsory purchase mandates relating to energy and infrastructure projects, and Henry Jeffreys, who handles development consent orders, compulsory purchases and various strategic planning matters.
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- 'The DLA team are extremely knowledgeable about the planning system but also have an exceptional commercial understanding. The Planning Team's relationships with other disciplines within DLA also make the advice we get joined up and complete.'
- 'Henry Jefferys understands how we work and what we need superbly and has formed an excellent relationship with key team members. He is our go to planning lawyer.'
Clients clés
- Halton Borough Council
- Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited
- Downing Group
- HS2 Limited
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- National Grid Gas Transmission plc
- National Grid Electricity Transmission plc
- London Borough of Newham
- Velindre NHS Trust
- National Highways
Points forts
- Advising on several major schemes, including the proposed Lincolnshire GREEN Development Consent Order.
- Advising the Council on its flagship CPO backed Chester Northgate scheme and providing advice and template documents to ensure the Council’s new obligations under the Environment Act in relation to BNG are discharged.
- Advising project wide on compulsory purchase and compensation, HS2 Act powers, local authority consents and CAAD appeals.
Avocats
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Autres avocats clés
Claire Stoneman; Henry Jeffreys