Elaine Field
Elaine is a Partner in the Planning & Environment team advising on the full spectrum of planning matters for developers, local authorities, landowners, statutory undertakers and commercial organisations.
Service Category Archives
Epping Forest case: Planning law, Use Class, injunctions and migrant hotels
The recent legal battle between Epping Forest District Council (“the Council”) and the Home Office over the use of the Bell Hotel in Essex has spotlighted a critical intersection of planning law, asylum policy, and local governance.
Planning and the environment
Our nationally recognised planning and the environment solicitors provide expert advice on the full range of contentious and non-contentious planning and environmental law issues.
Clarke Willmott advises on acquisition of land for new homes in the world’s first garden city
Clarke Willmott LLP has advised on the acquisition of a 12-acre site earmarked for new homes in the world’s first garden city.
Clarke Willmott bolsters North West Planning team
National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has added to its planning team with a new partner specialising in energy and infrastructure.
Clarke Willmott helps developer secure permission for Supreme Court appeal that could unlock new housing
Clarke Willmott LLP have won permission to appeal against a ruling which if successful, could give the green light to the construction of thousands of homes.
Louise Clifton
Louise is an Associate in the Planning and Environmental team and specialises in all aspects of planning and highways law.
Clarke Willmott Hails High Court Decision on New Sporting Quarter Development in Bristol
A new arena and Sporting Quarter at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium has moved a step closer after an application for a Judicial Review was dismissed in the High Court.
Michelle Spark
Michelle is a Partner in the Planning and Environmental team and specialises in all aspects of planning, highways and compulsory purchase law and has held senior positions in both the private and public sectors.
Biodiversity Net Gain – requirements for developers have now become law
From 12th February 2024 mandatory biodiversity net gain requirements, part of the Environment Act 2021, became effective meaning that developers must ensure a minimum 10% net gain in biodiversity
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill 2022
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB), published on 11 May 2022, contains a number of interesting proposals for the development industry and some potentially significant changes to the planning system.