James Garbett Email & Phone Number

I advise on all aspects of Town and Country Planning law and related disciplines, and I help lead the Ward Hadaway planning team. My core practice involves the drafting and negotiation of (often complex) planning obligations, and advising on planning applications, appeals, and overall consenting strategies.My wider practice includes advising on nationally significant infrastructure & transport works projects, BNG, nutrient neutrality / habitats regulations, planning enforcement, CIL, highways law, EIA, compulsory acquisition, and judicial/statutory reviews. I also regularly draft and negotiate planning provisions within development agreements, conditional contracts and options.I act for a wide range of clients – including national and regional housebuilders, registered providers, Build-to-Rent operators, landowners & land promoters, funders/investors, statutory undertakers, central government, and local authorities/public sector bodies.  As such, I am able to provide a '360' perspective on the planning elements of the consenting, delivery and disposal stages of the development lifecycle.I have over thirteen years' experience covering the totality of Town and Country Planning work across the length and breadth of the country. I advise clients across all development sectors, including housebuilding/housing, landowners & promoters, charities/trusts, education, retail, energy, transport, minerals and waste.

Listed skills include Legal Advice, Appeals, Environmental Awareness, Administrative Law, and 8 others.