Planning Law

Our planning lawyers help you through the intricacies of the planning process and guide you throughout to the successful completion of your project.

Cut through complex planning issues with our team of legal experts

Working for speed and efficiency for the success of your project

The planning process can be complex and contentious, resulting in delays and rising costs. We’ll be there for you to find the fastest, most pragmatic and most cost-effective path towards a successful outcome for residential, commercial and rural developments.

Our expertise – multi-sector planning law experience

Many of our clients are landowners, developers and SMEs. We have extensive experience and a deep understanding of their needs and requirements. Our services include advising on local plan site allocations, securing planning permissions, and supporting project implementation. We assist with planning, compulsory purchase and all types of planning applications.

Agricultural diversification

We understand the pressures businesses face to diversify, especially in the farming sector. We can assist in changing the use of buildings or land from agricultural to non-agricultural use. Working closely with our specialist agricultural property team, we support clients from the initial development of the diversification proposal through to the delivery of the scheme. We’ll keep you informed of any changes in planning law that may impact your business.

Tees Property team are very responsive, commercial and supportive in equal measure.

Our expertise

Our planning law solicitors can support and advise you on a range of issues including:

  • Agricultural diversification
  • Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
  • Compulsory purchase and development consent orders
  • Highways and draining agreements
  • Planning applications and planning permissions
  • Planning enforcement and certificates of lawfulness
  • Planning appeals
  • Planning judicial and statutory reviews
  • National and local planning policy
  • Compulsory purchase
  • Public rights of way
  • Section 106 agreements

Legal and financial advice

Tees is a full-service top-tier Legal 500 firm, so we can support you with any legal matters surrounding planning law, and other legal issues that might affect your organisation or business such as tax and employment law.

Working with us, you can have the confidence of having an experienced full service team behind you.

We also have in-house independent financial advisers who work closely with our lawyers to deliver all the advice you need for your business.

We're here to help

If you’d like to meet one of our planing law experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.

We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales

The financial services provided on this page are by Tees Financial Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered number 211314.

Our legal services are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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Frequently asked questions

The answers to many of your questions can be found here, please get in touch for further information.

I have been told my property has development potential. What do I do?

If you’ve been contacted by a developer or a land promoter regarding a potential development to your property, you may wish to consider granting an option agreement or a promotion agreement. An option agreement is made between the landowner and the developer, where it is intended that the developer will apply for planning permission and requires an option to buy the property. A land promotion agreement is used where a developer agrees to apply for planning permission and will market the property for sale on the open market once planning permission has been obtained. This is usually in return for a proportion of the net sale proceeds. The law on this is very complex and you will need specialist advice. 

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If you’d like to meet one of our experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.

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