Setfords’ planning team provides their clients with a comprehensive and highly skilled
service by lawyers with extensive experience in the public and private sector.
Our lawyers lead on regeneration projects, national infrastructure projects, developments of various
mixes and sizes including the High Speed 2 scheme, Aylesbury Woodlands development, Wycombe Town Centre
regeneration and redevelopment, CPO/Side Roads orders for Somerset County Council, Newlands Park
redevelopment, traffic regulation orders and advising on growth areas in the Midlands and South East.
Our team comprises lawyers who have extensive experience of handling planning matters ranging from advice
on proposed schemes, to due diligence, land assembly, compulsory purchase, planning policy, development
control, legal challenges to planning decisions and legal agreements.
We also handle all aspects of enforcement matters ranging from enforcement notices including stop
notices, temporary stop notices, breach of condition notices, prosecutions through to appeals and
handling of public inquiries.
We act on behalf of a number of local authorities on their planning matters and we also represent private
developers on their planning projects, and work with our real estate lawyers to deal with any issues
arising on the land assembly.
For any issues concerning planning and environmental law, you will find the wide experience of our
lawyers valuable from start to finish of your projects. Our work includes:
- Advise on planning policy
- Advising on infrastructure projects – High Speed 2
- Planning applications
- Planning agreements and Highways agreements
- Appeals and inquiries
- Town and village greens
- Planning prosecutions
- Enforcement matters for local authorities and those served with notices
- Compulsory purchase
- Highways, footpaths, rights of way and private rights
- Environment issues
- Judicial reviews
- Light aviation matters for local authorities and landowners
Recent work:
- Acting on behalf of District Council in development of major allocated site to provide 264 new
dwellings (Use Class C3), including conversion of Grade II listed manor house and associated
buildings and erection of new fitness and sports facilities (Use Class D1) and energy/recycling
centre with associated S106 agreement dealing with phasing of development, affordable housing,
transfer of land, bus service and education contributions and major sites in both Chiltern and South
Bucks.
- Advising major developers on S106, S38 and S278 Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, Co- Operation
Agreements relating to major development comprising 1,100 homes, commercial business centre,
provision of primary school, provision of sports village, construction of link road and related
highways works, financial contributions and open space, landscape matters.
- Acting on behalf of local authority client on number of S106 agreements comprising residential,
commercial, leisure, highways and related infrastructure work
- Advising clients on Community Infrastructure Liability.
- Acting for landowners and local authorities on small airfields and lawfulness and extend of lawful
use.
- Advising occupiers of Party Wall agreements and leading on negotiations.
- Representing private clients on enforcement matter where outbuilding had been erected without
planning permission, and secured planning permission without local authority embarking on
enforcement action.
- Acted for and advising clients being prosecuted for non compliance with planning Enforcement Notice
in West London.
- Advising clients objecting to planning applications of their neighbours resulting in the application
being withdrawn.
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Our team
Ifath Nawaz
Ifath deals with a broad range of town and country planning matters acting
for developers, private clients and local authorities. Ifath has worked in both
local government and the private sector and has led on town centre regeneration
work and major developments. Ifath is also a Roll B Parliamentary Agent having
worked on the High Speed 2 project for a number of local authorities.
“We are delighted to have employed Setfords Solicitors because of their local
experience on major projects and local government background as well as offering
best value.” – Richard Harrington, Chief Executive of Buckinghamshire Thames Valley
Local Enterprise Partnership
"We engaged Ifath Nawaz to represent and act for our company in relation to Planning
and ACV issues. Ifath's commitment to achieve and secure a successful outcome was
evident from the start, providing an extremely high calibre and professional
service. Ifath's knowledge and experience as a Planning Lawyer proved invaluable and
the provision of expert advice throughout the processes enabled us to make informed
decisions.” - Graham Kent, Group Managing Director, Brands Direct Ltd. - "
Matthew Barrett
Matthew joined Setfords in March 2012 specialising in Town and Country
Planning, Environmental and other general public and regulatory law. Matthew is
as comfortable advising individuals, amenity groups and local authorities with
planning and environmental issues as he is advising major developers and
commercial concerns.
Kevin Breslin
Kevin specialises in Town and Country Planning Law, Commercial/Contract Law
and Local Government Law having many years experience in Local Authority legal
departments throughout the country allied with a number of assignments overseas
on international development projects.
Rhianna Pankhurst
Paralegal Planning & Environment Law
James Felton
Since qualifying as a solicitor in 2004 I have gained extensive experience in
local government having worked in a wide variety of local authorities throughout
the country. My main area of work has been planning law matters at both district
and unitary authority level with particular emphasis on:-
- Drafting and negotiating planning agreements to secure a diverse range of
obligations;
- Reviewing and where necessary amending existing obligations due to changes in
scheme viability;
- Advising on enforcement cases and where necessary drafting notices and
conducting associated litigation;
- Advising on general planning law/local government queries including
Injunction/Judicial Review proceedings.
Matthew Barrett
Matthew joined Setfords in March 2012 specialising in Town and Country Planning,
Environmental and other general public and regulatory law. Matthew is as comfortable
advising individuals, amenity groups and local authorities with planning and
environmental issues as he is advising major developers and commercial
concerns.
Kevin Breslin
Kevin specialises in Town and Country Planning Law, Commercial/Contract Law and Local
Government Law having many years experience in Local Authority legal departments
throughout the country allied with a number of assignments overseas on international
development projects.
Ifath Nawaz
Ifath deals with a broad range of town and country planning matters acting for
developers, private clients and local authorities. Ifath has worked in both local
government and the private sector and has led on town centre regeneration work and major
developments. Ifath is also a Roll B Parliamentary Agent having worked on the High
Speed 2 project for a number of local authorities.
“Brilliant. Thank you, I’d like to say you have been most helpful and prompt Solicitor I’ve
ever used. I’ll definitely be letting people know about you” – GW
Sabah Siddiq
Sabah joined Setfords recently and has over 10 years experience on advising on a
number of complex town and country planning matters, ranging from contentious and
non-contentious matters. Sabah has mainly worked for local authorities in
Buckinghamshire and South-West of London.
James Felton
Since qualifying as a solicitor in 2004 I have gained extensive experience in local
government having worked in a wide variety of local authorities throughout the country.
My main area of work has been planning law matters at both district and unitary
authority level with particular emphasis on:-
- Drafting and negotiating planning agreements to secure a diverse range of obligations;
- Reviewing and where necessary amending existing obligations due to changes in scheme
viability;
- Advising on enforcement cases and where necessary drafting notices and conducting
associated litigation;
- Advising on general planning law/local government queries including Injunction/Judicial
Review proceedings.
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