England - East Midlands • Real estate
Howes Percival LLP
The planning team at Howes Percival LLP works for a client list containing volume national house builders and land promoters, as well as large corporate commercial entities. The team has worked on a number of high profile court cases related to judicial review and statutory challenges. Practice head Paul Hunt is experienced in High Court proceedings and appeals for housing developments. Chris May is skilled in the co-ordination of development proposals.
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Testimonials
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‘Always very helpful and have useful insights into planning law related issues.’
‘The team offer topical legal updates which are incredibly useful in an ever changing planning context. They are always approachable and helpful.they always make you feel like you are their only client and will make time for you.’
‘Chris May is always on hand to provide his thoughts and I value substantially his reliability and creative thinking. His ability to collaborate positively with me and my team is impressive so we can jointly deliver challenging projects for clients. He is my first point of contact for any specialist planning law advice and support.’
‘As a whole, the team work well together providing a strong level of knowledge within the planning and environment sector. The CPD sessions they run are also invaluable.’
‘Chris May - Chris has assisted on a number of projects, most recently an appeal, which no task was too great or small in order to progress and get us the decision we needed. He is always available to discuss matters and takes genuine pride in his work.'
- 'Paul Hunt - No question is too much for Paul to answer, he seems to know every shred of planning law there is and can provide advice off the top of his head. He is also very considerate in how he provides solutions taking into account the goals and aims of our business.'
- 'Sarah Hollis - Sarah is a valuable member of the team who is always on hand to support the partners during appeals and larger tasks. She is also very approachable and responds in a timely manner.’
Key clients
- CODE Student Ltd
- Vistry Partnerships Limited
- Kler Group Limited
- Anchor Hanover Group
- CVS Group Plc
- Mulberry Property Development Limited
- Sowden Group Limited
- Persimmon Homes (North Midlands) Limited
- FPC (Banbury) Limited
- Kaplan Property Group
- Davidsons Developments Limited
- Hazelton Homes (Midlands) Limited
- Countryside Properties (WPL) Limited
- Hampton Brooks
- Langton Homes
- Fisher German
- Summix Ltd
- Moto Hospitality Ltd
- Christchurch Properties Ltd
- Persimmon Homes (East Midlands)
- Jelson Ltd
- Parker Strategic Land Ltd
- CJC Development Company Ltd
- Grace Homes Ltd
- Countryside Properties (UK) Ltd
- Persimmon Suffolk
- HNC Developments LLP
- HGT Developments LLP
- Windermere Capital Ltd
- Palmer-Tomkinson Trust
- Venture Property Group Limited
- Edenstone Homes Ltd
Work highlights
- Advising Davidson Developments on securing a grant of planning permission for a new garden village north of Birstall , Leicester, including 1950 houses, a care village, 15 hectares of employment land, retail centre and a new primary school
- Representing a developer in proceedings in the High Court – Business and Property Court seeking a declaratory judgement as to the rights to connect a multi-million pound railway bridge to a highway and the rights of the owner of the land where the highway is located, to block such a connection without payment of compensation.
- Acting on behalf of multiple landowners in respect of a housing lead SUE including 650 dwellings and a new primary school site, local centre and community facilities at Wigston, South Leicester.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Hunt