Wragge & Co's 14-strong team of specialist planning lawyers operates from both Birmingham and London. Led by partner Andrew Thomas, supported by partner Dan Hemming this team offers the flexibility to deliver advice and support where and when the client wants it.

Providing commercially sound and clear planning advice to developers, landowners, house builders and retailers, the team is involved in a wide ranging nature of schemes, and represents clients in inquiries, judicial reviews and appeals. Typical schemes include the promotion and implementation of major sustainable urban extensions and regeneration of brownfield development sites, such as the proposal involving Persimmon Homes for 1,750 dwellings in the Ashford growth area and the £100 million Curzon Park mixed-use scheme in Birmingham.

A strong pedigree in working with local authorities and their development partners, the team also secures the delivery of town and city centre regeneration schemes, such as acting for Cambridge City Council in the £150 million Grand Arcade scheme in Cambridge. In addition, expertise in infrastructure agreements and energy and environment-related planning matters, saw it advise E.ON on the redevelopment of several major power station sites.

Part of the full-service, 145-strong lawyer Real Estate group, planning works alongside property finance, commercial and residential development, property litigation and tax.

Clients include Ballymore, British Airways, Countryside Properties Plc, Development Securities, GSE Waterbrook, JP Morgan Asset Management, Marks & Spencer, Miller Group, MJ Gleeson Group, Pelham Holdings, Persimmon Homes, RWE npower, Slough Borough Council, St Modwen Properties, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Transport for London, Wilson Bowden and Wycombe District Council.

For more on planning contact Andrew Thomas (andrew_thomas@wragge.com).