Kee Evans
Foot AnsteyThe planning and environment practice at Foot Anstey is particularly well known for its development expertise in the energy, infrastructure, and residential sectors, where the firm acts for clients that include developers. The practice covers a range of regional and national matters encompassing local development orders, regeneration schemes, and Welsh Developments of National Significance, alongside CPOs, Section 106 agreements, and environmental matters. Located in Bristol, planning and environment expert Christian Silk leads the practice and has extensive experience assisting with land consent orders across the renewable energy, highway and rail sectors. Kee Evans has experience representing developers in the energy and highways spaces, and senior associate Marianne Ironside is also noted.
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Testimonials
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‘They are very strong on difficult technical issues as well as drafting legal obligations relating to planning permissions.’
‘Marianne Ironside and Christian Silk are both exceptionally talented and very efficient at producing s.106 agreements.’
Key clients
- EDF Renewables/Pivoted Power
- NextEnergy Capital
- British Solar Renewables
- Berkeley Homes
- Renewable Energy Systems
- Vistry Group
- Gridserve
- Beechcroft Developments
- Wales & West Utilities
- Abri
- Aster Group
- Bromford Housing Association
- UK Padel Club
- Lanner Parish Council
- McLaren Living
- ABC International Bank
- Dandara Southern
Work highlights
- Instructed by Caldicot Farmers' Solar Scheme Ltd as the lead lawyers on planning and real estate for a Development Consent Order application for one of the largest solar farm projects in the UK.
- Advised British Solar Renewables on the successful judicial review of the Welsh Ministers refusal to grant planning permission for a solar farm project.
- Instructed by Beechcroft Development Limited as lead adviser on a section 106 agreement for a large residential development that was being redetermined at appeal following a successful High Court challenge.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christian Silk