Simon Bell Email & Phone Number

As a Planning and Public Law Barrister and Litigation Specialist, I am passionate about good, fair decision making in public life. Called to the Bar in 2003, I have worked in many legal areas including criminal law, before specialising in planning and public law.SKILLED LITIGATOR WITH EXPERIENCE OF ACTING IN ALL LEVELS OF COURTS IN ENGLAND AND WALESDuring my legal career, I have been involved in advising on many high profile projects including HS2, the expansion of the UK’s airport capacity and the effects of Brexit on the UK. Over the course of these projects, I developed my interest in planning and public law, infrastructure litigation, judicial reviews, resolving regulatory law issues, compulsory purchase and land use work. DIRECT ACCESS AND SOLICITOR APPOINTEDI am instructed directly by members of the public and by solicitors to help their clients in a wide range of planning and public law cases, as well as general civil litigation. I provide advice and assistance to local authorities to help them make good public law decisions, as well as acting for individuals where they feel the wrong public law decisions have been made. Cases include:- Planning applications & planning inquiries- Statutory appeals & judicial reviews- Local and Neighbourhood Plans- Compulsory Purchase Orders and Development Consent Orders- Environment Agency and Natural England investigations and Enforcement Actions - Claims for judicial review- Appeals against decisions made by the Disclosure and Barring Service, the Information Commissioner, the HSE and other arms of Government, including Local Government- Trespass and nuisance issues- Landlord and Tenant disputesI am a member of the Planning and Environment Bar Association (PEBA), the Compulsory Purchase Association (CPA), the Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA), the Agricultural Law Association (ALA) and the Kent Law Society.When not in court, I enjoy spending time with my two young children as well as gardening and cooking. I also have a cider press and make my own Kentish cider.For specialist legal representation and advice in Planning Law, Public Law and other legal areas please call 01823 247247 or email me at simon.bell@clerksroom.com.LEGAL EXPERTISE:- Planning Law- Public Law- Compulsory Purchase Orders- Judicial Review- Neighbourhood Plans- Planning Objections- Environmental Law- Agricultural Law - Election Law

Listed skills include Administrative Law, Litigation, Public Law, Litigation Management, and 17 others.