We are able to advise clients who are threatened by planning enforcement action. That advice and work can include acting for clients being prosecuted in either the Magistrates' Court or in the Crown Court. In addition to advising clients who have been threatened by enforcement action, we are also able to advise clients who may wish to encourage the Local Planning Authority to take enforcement action.
We are able to advise clients who may be concerned about alleged maladministration by a local planning authority. That advice can include representing a client in Court or advising the client on the merits of making a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman.
Associated with the advice we can provide on compulsory purchase and other similar measures, we are able to advise clients who cannot agree appropriate compensation with the Local Authority. This may include advising clients on the merits of referring a matter to the Lands Tribunal.
We advise clients who may, for whatever reason, be disappointed by a planning decision. This may include advice on statutory challenges to the High Court and on the availability of a challenge being made by way of a judicial review.
If you object to a planning permission that has just been granted or wish to challenge a decision made by an Inspector or the Secretary of State in an Inquiry the remedy is generally to apply to the High Court by way of Judicial Review. This means a direct engagement with the Court system.
We are lawyers; we can challenge planning permissions and Decision Letters. As planning specialists we are able to prepare your grounds of claim cogently and lucidly when challenging planning decisions.
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