Our property expertise and sector focus enable us to deliver value and insight in relation to all aspects of planning and environment law.
Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
Advised AGL, one of Australia’s largest energy generators, on a wide range of State and Commonwealth environmental and planning issues associated with its Australian energy generation assets, including power stations, battery storage, wind, gas and pumped hydro projects.
Advising Tilt Renewables on the planning and environmental issues associated with the Rye Park Wind Farm, the Liverpool Range Wind Farm, the Palmer Wind Farm and the Boco Rock Wind Farm.
Advising Spark Renewables on planning and environmental issues associated with the Dinawan Energy Hub, Wattle Creek Energy Hub and Mallee Energy Hub.
Advised Ørsted on its successful bid for Isle of Man Government seabed rights to develop an offshore wind farm, securing an agreement for lease in 2014. Since then, we have advised on the legislation, policy and regulatory processes required to enable the project, including the first Marine Infrastructure Consent application for the first of kind offshore wind development in the Isle of Man.
Advised a specialist construction and refurbishment group, on the planning issues and resulting adjudication on account entitlement in relation to a high profile development warehouse and production unit with office space.
Advised Veolia, an environmental services and waste management company, on a range of environmental and planning issues relating to several waste projects.
Advised the Humelink West Joint Venture on planning and environmental issues related to the Humelink Transmission Project in New South Wales.
Advising Port of Tilbury London Limited, a major UK port operator, on port development and expansion, from the successful Tilbury 2 DCO for a new aggregates and RoRo port (2019) through to the Tilbury 3 planning consent (2026), including protecting its interests against third party infrastructure proposals affecting its land.
Advising on Heathrow's Expansion proposals, focussing particularly on matters relating to construction and design.
Advising on the consenting of the UK’s first strategic heat main, transporting excess heat from the Riverside Campus in Bexley to locations across London, including Westminster. Advice covered securing a section 35 Direction and developing strategies for cross-London issues such as street works, traffic management and land powers.
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With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
Managing Partner
EmailRichard has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management and operations of the firm globally.
Legal Director
EmailEmma is a planning and development solicitor with expertise in town planning, infrastructure, and environmental impact. She advises on garden towns, heritage, highways, and enforcement, and leads on strategic consents, public inquiries, Planning Court matters, and compulsory purchase.
Strategic Planning Advisor
EmailJan Bessell specialises in Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and major development. Her main focus is providing strategic planning advice on the Planning Act 2008 consenting and delivery process as well as other major development consenting processes and environmental matters.
Partner
EmailClaire specialises in consenting major energy and infrastructure projects, including offshore wind, utility scale solar, electricity interconnectors, electricity transmission and distribution network improvements and pipelines. Claire also has extensive experience of promoting compulsory purchase orders and compensation claims.
Partner
EmailRichard co-leads our Garden Communities team, advising on over 30 Garden Communities across the UK. He specialises in the full life cycle for Garden Communities projects, and Locally Led New Town Development Corporations and other delivery vehicles. With Stewardship, he advises on data trusts for Garden Communities to achieve ESG outcomes.
Legal Director
EmailMatt advises clients on all consenting matters for large scale energy and infrastructure projects, working from inception to delivery to ensure that such projects are consentable, fundable and deliverable.
Partner
EmailMichael provides regulatory and strategic advice on major commercial and infrastructure projects and transactions within the global nuclear sector, as well as standalone regulatory advice on the key areas of nuclear regulation
Partner
EmailIain’s practice focusses on large scale residential led and mixed use schemes in London and nationally – including tall tower schemes – new garden communities, green belt and grey-belt projects, sports stadia, data centres, life science and campus projects
Partner
EmailJamie is a planning law specialist and advises clients in both the public and private sectors on the full remit of planning and highways matters.
Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised manufacturing companies PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Innovation, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of steel tanks and a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm headquartered in Miami.
Richard Griffiths
Managing Partner