Steven Hopkins > Holmes & Hills > Colchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Holmes & Hills Offices
A12 Commercial Hub
London Road
Marks Tey, Colchester
CO6 1ED
England
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Steven Hopkins
Work Department
Planning Law Department
Position
Steven Hopkins is Managing Partner and alongside this Steven head’s the firm’s Planning Law Department. Steven is a specialist Planning Law solicitor, and unique in the region, having a background which has, since the early days of his training contract, straddled Planning Law, Contentious Property Law, as well as civil and criminal court proceedings. Steven combines his litigation experience with an in-depth technical legal knowledge of planning legislation and Case Law.
Career
Steven has been a Partner at Holmes & Hills since 2010 having trained with the firm and then worked at a London firm for a period, before returning to Holmes & Hills’ Planning Law Department. Currently, Steven is in tenure as the firm’s Managing Partner alongside Rebecca Mason; Steven has and is continuing to play a pivotal role in the strategic growth of Holmes & Hills Solicitors.
Alongside, Michael Harman, Steven leads the firm’s annual Planning Law Updates which have been run for over 15 years and which attract over 300 bookings from regional planning, land, and property professionals.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Real estate > Environment and planning
Boasting ‘a broad skill set and extensive knowledge’, the planning team at Holmes & Hills routinely handles contentious issues and complex section 106 agreements. The group supports property, land and commercial premises owners affected by public infrastructure schemes, and advises local authorities on development consent orders. Steven Hopkins and Michael Harman head up the practice, with the former bringing in-depth expertise on judicial review claims and planning inquiries, and the latter handling planning appeals and compulsory purchase orders. Joanna Lilliott has vast experience of assisting local planning authorities and landowners, while senior associate Sarah Hare is a section 106 specialist.