Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Charities and not-for-profit, real estate and construction; real estate.

Claire specialises in planning, highways and compulsory purchase law. She acts for developers on mixed use urban regeneration projects within and outside London and for landowners and developers on strategic land and housing sites. She also advises authorities, developers and occupiers on the promotion of, or objection to, compulsory purchase orders and other public law powers.Claire writes frequently for Estates Gazette, Planning Magazine and Property Week. She is a member of the City of London Law Society Planning and Environment Sub-Committee.Experience: advising the Church Commissioners for England on major residential-led urban extensions in Hereford, Ely and Arun; acting for major developers on mixed use schemes in the City of London, Westminster, Camden, Islington and Lambeth; assisting ITV plc obtain planning permission for a new headquarters and residential development on the South Bank, London; advising Helical plc on the development of their portfolio of high end retirement villages.