Planning & environment

Related Groups

"…handled both contentious and non-contentious issues in 2005. Ian McPake advised SEPA in judicial reviews, enforcement proceedings and interdicts."
Legal 500 2006

Services

Planning

  • Development plans and planning policies
  • The need for planning permission
  • Lodging and pursuing planning applications
  • Arranging environmental impact assessments
  • Terms and conditions of planning permissions
  • Pursuing appeals
  • Representation at Public Inquiries
  • Planning requirements for Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs)
  • Compulsory purchase and compensation

Environmental

  • Discharge of pollutants
  • Contaminated land and landfill sites
  • Licensing of manufacturing processes
  • Licensing of waste transportation, storage and disposal
  • Implementation of anti-pollution measures
  • Judicial review of decisions of public authorities
  • Prosecution for offences under environmental legislation

People

John Hardie
Title
Senior Associate
Contact Details
P +44 (0)131 656 2000
F +44 (0)131 656 2026

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