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Sharpe Pritchard LLP
The planning team at Sharpe Pritchard LLP is led by planning and licensing specialist Bernadette Hillman, who has over 30 years’ experience in this area. The firm handles the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters, and offers advice on regeneration, transformation, and infrastructure projects. It is regularly sought out by local and public authorities to bring and defend challenges. Contentious planning is the remit of ‘class act’ senior associate Andrew Swaffer.
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Testimonials
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‘Huge experience.’
'Andrew Swaffer has great care and devotion to detail.’
‘The market leader for public sector and parliamentary work.’
‘Andrew Swaffer is super efficient and well-liked by clients.'
‘Bernadette Hillman is quick to respond, clear on timescales to advise, and meets those timescales.'
'In-depth knowledge, particularly of how local government works, as well as the confidence of the sector through many years hands-on experience.'
'Andrew Swaffer is a class act who should get greater credit and profiling.'
Key clients
- London Borough of Lambeth
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Guildford Borough Council
- Countryside Properties
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
- London Borough of Merton
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Portsmouth Water
- Peterborough City Council
- Worthing Borough Council
- Waverley Borough Council
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Baz UK Limited
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Thanet District Council
- London Borough of Southwark
- Mr Alan Pearce
Work highlights
- Act for Lambeth Council in relation to their planning and highway work on a number of significant matters.
- Acting for Guildford District in several large projects, including the Weyside Urban Village, Debenhams redevelopment and two successful judicial reviews.
- Advising Portsmouth Water on planning and CPO matters associated with the first new reservoir to be built in the South East since the 1970s.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bernadette Hillman