Aaron & Partners LLP
Partner, Head of the Planning, Environmental, Energy and Regulatory Team
England - North West • Real estate
Aaron & Partners LLP
The practice at Aaron & Partners LLP has a strong reputation for its ability to handle the drafting and execution of planning and highways agreements for its portfolio of clients. Alongside its planning expertise, the team has strong experience assisting on a range of environmental and mineral work. At the helm from the Chester office is David Harries, who notably acted for Hillside Parks Ltd in a case against the Snowdonia National Park Authority in the Supreme Court and is noted for offering ‘a calm voice of experience’. The team was consolidated this year by the arrival of specialist planning and environment partner Mark Turner, who joined from FBC Manby Bowdler LLP in June 2022 and works from both the Chester and Shrewsbury offices.
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Testimonials
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‘David Harries is a stand-out partner who is totally on top of the cases. Olivia Slade has an encyclopaedic knowledge of her caseload.’
‘Mark Turner is very knowledgeable and helpful.'
‘The team understands the importance of careful case preparation at all levels of the court system.’
‘David Harries is a calm voice of experience throughout litigation. He ably contributes to both legal argument and overall commercial strategy plans.'
- 'Bryony Chambers-Towers does great support work on documents in situations where seamlessness is imperative.’
‘An excellent client-focused team that combines high street accessibility with real know-how.’
‘Mark Turner is a pleasure to work with and a lawyer who really strives to achieve a good outcome for this clients.’
'The is a very efficient firm that gets to grips with new areas of law swiftly and effectively.'
Key clients
- Cornish Lithium plc
- Hillside Parks Ltd
- Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
- Aldi Stores UK Ltd
- Bryn Blaen Wind Farm Ltd
- Hendy Wind Farm Ltd
- Rhoscrowther Wind Farm Ltd
- Edenstone Homes Ltd
- Morris Homes Ltd
- Meadow Foods Ltd
- Tudor Griffiths Group
- Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust Ltd
- North Wales Tidal Energy & Coastal Protection Ltd
Work highlights
- Acted for Hillside Parks Ltd in the Supreme Court against the Snowdonia National Park Authority; the decision, which largely sided with the Authority, will have wide ramifications for the industry going forward.
- Advising wind, solar farm and hydroelectric power developers on the development of a number of projects , mainly in Wales, with in excess of half a Gigawatt of installed generation capacity to be brought forward.
- Advising Aldi Stores UK Ltd on all planning aspects of a number of proposals for new stores, from general support to the client and its planning consultants through agreements to judicial review and strategy.
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David Harries