In order to successfully obtain planning approval for your project, more is required than simply submitting a compliant planning application. It’s crucial to have an early understanding of all the planning law considerations that can affect your project and to get advice on any necessary tactical measures. Our team of highly qualified planning experts, lawyers, and consultants is aware of the requirements and can help you achieve your development goals.
Our experts provide support to a range of clients including private developers and those from the voluntary sector from across the country. The team also provide planning support to local authorities.
The Planning team, which includes a chartered waste manager, have played a key role in progressing a wide range of high-profile projects. These include the redevelopment of the Ageas Bowl (formerly the Rose Bowl), the home of Hampshire Cricket.
Our planning experts have a wide network of contacts and access to multidisciplinary and specialist external consultants who we can bring on board to assist with your project.
Key planning services
To support all of your planning needs, we can offer both planning experts and planning solicitors.
Planning consultants
Our planning specialists can offer a variety of services, such as:
- Site assessments and planning appraisals;
- Pre-planning application advice and submission;
- Planning applications for outline and full planning permissions
Utilising permitted development rights and provide guidance on their use;
- Reserved matters and applications to discharge conditions;
- Major development projects, including mixed use developments;
- Public consultation strategies and press releases;
- Site promotions through the Local Plan process;
- Planning policy advice;
- Advice on the Community Infrastructure Levy;
- Nutrient neutrality budget preparation and mitigation advice for nitrates and phosphates;
- Planning appeal support (Section 78);
- Advice on houses of multiple occupation (HMO); and
- Commercial to residential conversions.
- Certificates of legality for proposed or existing uses (CLUED)
Planning Legal
Our planning lawyers provide the following services:
- Working with planning consultants to obtain planning consents
- Negotiating and drafting Section 106 and Section 278 Agreements
- Due diligence (property transactions)
- Advice on advertisement regulations
- Providing legal advice and representation at appeals
Hiring solicitors for legal advice, advocacy in public planning inquiries and examinations
- Advising on judicial reviews
- Advice on stopping up orders for highways and footpaths to facilitate development
- Tree Preservation Orders
Example of recent project success
- Putting together a comprehensive planning statement including site description; clients’ proposals for the site; planning history; planning policy; ecosystems services statement and more which successfully resulted in planning permission being obtained for a new winery/wedding barn at a vineyard situated in the South Downs National Park.
- We worked with a London-based developer to complete 56 residences in Trinity Place, right in the middle of Woking’s town centre. Our team successfully submitted a planning application for external improvements, including a roof extension, to accommodate 8 more apartments after securing prior consent for an office to residential conversion under permitted development rights. With a few modest adjustments along the route, we were able to discharge the planned conditions.
The provision of 17 residential units, consisting of 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, after successfully gaining prior clearance for a change of use from offices to residential, followed by a planning application for the necessary external changes.
- Planning consent achieved for a major development on a brownfield site in a London Borough of a 6-storey building comprising mixed community use with church and 33 affordable housing units. Negotiated and drafted the associated Section 106 agreement.
Secured a Section 106 Agreement and obtained planning approval for a groundbreaking trauma-informed residential community for women and their kids on a brownfield site in a Southampton conservation area. The community will include living quarters, daycare, health, and educational facilities.
- Provided planning support to a local planning authority development management team handling a major planning application on their behalf attending site meetings, assessing planning applications and supporting documents, preparing the planning report and presenting at a planning committee.
450 residential units, a new school, a community centre, new roads, and financial contributions are all part of a large housing development that was the subject of complex Section 106 Agreement negotiations and drafting on behalf of a residential Developer that also included numerous landowners and two local authorities.
- Preparing a difficult and thorough Section 278 Agreement for a regional chain of garden centres that addresses improvements to the road system and a new entrance to a garden centre expansion.
- Supporting Eastleigh Borough Council in preparing their local plan and representing the Council at Examination in Public (EiP) as well as providing planning legal support and counsel services throughout the process.
How we work with you
kjuris law acts for businesses and families throughout the UK. Whether or not our clients are close to our offices, technology has made it possible for us to offer a high level of service to them. We can offer our guidance in a variety of ways:
- Over the telephone
- Via video conferencing
- In face to face meetings
Meet the team
There are two partners, two attorneys, three planning consultants, and one administrative assistant in our planning team. Below are their contact information.
