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Welcome to 39 Essex Chambers
39 Essex Chambers is a leading set based in London, Manchester, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Our barristers offer a depth of expertise in a range of specialist sectors and practice areas.
Practice Areas
- Administrative & Public
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Banking & Finance
- Civil Liability
- Clinical Negligence
- Commercial
- Construction
- Costs & Litigation Funding
- Court of Protection
- EU Law
- Inquiries & Investigations
- Intellectual Property
- International Arbitration
- International Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Planning, Environment & Property
- Regulatory & Disciplinary
- Tax
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Planning & Environmental Inquiries
What our barristers offer
39 Essex Chambers planning and environmental team regularly appear at public inquiries and hearings for developers, local authorities and third party objectors. Barristers at 39 Essex Chambers are regulatory instructed in large scale residential developments across the country. Our barristers appear for interested persons in the development plan process.
Our experience
Planning & environmental inquiries, attendances at examinations in public and parliamentary bills (including HS2), acting for all the major house builders, major infrastructure inquires (DCO’s) and promoting and objecting local plan inquiries.
Significant cases in which our barristers have been instructed include:
- Carlyon Bay Footpath Modification Order, relating to the proposed regeneration of Carlyon Bay, which is a 50 acre brownfield site with planning permission for a beachside resort and residential community.
- Barnsley Local Plan, concerning the Local Plan process relating to release of land in the Green Belt for housing and employment development.
- the Birmingham Plan, 4 week examination into the Birmingham Plan (which provides for the future of the largest local authority area in Europe).
- Save Britain’s Heritage and the Victorian Society, objecting to the redevelopment of Smithfield market.
Who to contact
Andrew Poyser is the Deputy Senior Clerk for the Planning & Environmental Inquiries team and will, along with the clerking team below, be able to help you with any questions.
Andrew Poyser
Call: +44 (0)20 7832 1190
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