Cripps Harries Hall

What we do

We guide you through the whole planning and environment process from strategic housing developments, mixed use schemes, regeneration projects to smaller housebuilder planning issues. We keep you informed of the latest law and policy:

• Planning applications and planning, highway and utility agreements
• Planning and enforcement appeals, and claims for judicial review
• Dealing with contaminated land and other environmental issues
• Listed building consents and tree preservation orders
• Compulsory purchase advice
• Closure and diversion of highways and other rights of way

We also provide planning and environment support for our residential and commercial property lawyers.

Our clients

Our clients include housebuilders, commercial developers and large occupiers, as well as utility companies, government departments, registered providers, local authorities, large landowners and private individuals. 

Why Cripps Harries Hall?

Although getting the right planning permission can be critical, we realise that for you planning is just part of a wider objective, which we can help you achieve. Our dedicated planning and environment team has years of experience, but is fully integrated into our wider property practice.

Next steps

For further information please contact Jason Towell.

• Acting for Wates Homes Limited and Martin Grant Homes Limited in developing a new planning gain (section 106 agreement) mechanism to ensure developer contributions for a new 600 home neighbourhood in Horley, Surrey. This was recognised in a document by Department for Communities and Local Government as a beacon of good practice and the way forward
• Advising Berkeley Homes (Eastern) Limited in negotiating with the Highways Agency and Kent County Council on highways agreements to provide for works to the M20 motorway to facilitate the development of a redundant quarry for 1,000 homes
• Acting for Barratt Homes in securing a section 106 variation agreement to save over £1.5 million in terms of education contributions
• Acting for Linden Limited and Wates Developments Limited by providing planning advice on the purchase of a site in St Albans and further providing advice on issues relating to the reserved matters application for 150 homes including a deed of variation of a section 106 agreement. This was done against a very tight deadline that helped secure a disposal of part of the site to a Registered Provider thereby delivering a capital payment before a key financial deadline
• Acting for Wates (Thame) Limited on a complicated acquisition of former Thame United Football Club in a short timescale. Completion of two section 106 agreements with Oxfordshire County Council and South Oxfordshire District Council
• Preparing a number of planning agreements for Gladedale (Special Projects) Limited in relation to its successful planning appeal for a mixed use development of up to 200 units and up to 11,000m² of business development in East Sussex