Legal Services- Planning and Highways

The team provides advice and assistance on the following matters:

  • Legal advice across a full range of planning application and related matters
  • Legal advice on planning enforcement issues
  • Legal advice and assistance at planning appeals, public inquiries and other planning related proceedings
  • s106 Planning Agreements/Legal Advice to Planning Committees
  • Advice across a full range of highways matters including strategic highways projects road traffic, footpath and other highway-related orders
  • 538 & s278 Highways Agreements 
  • Advising on highway enforcement issues
  • Advising on village green applications, appeals, inquiries
  • Advice and assistance at public inquiries and other highway related proceedings
  • Legal Advice to Public Rights of Way Committees

Manager

James Thomas
Planning and Highways Manager

Team members

Nicky Folan
Senior Lawyer 

Peter Jones
Senior Lawyer 

Andrew Poynton
Senior Lawyer 

Alexandra Hirst
Lawyer

Bethany Hill
Assistant Lawyer

Last reviewed: 07 August 2024
Page contact: Tracey Hurst