Mr Benjamin Arrowsmith > Roythornes Solicitors > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Roythornes Solicitors
1 Newhall Street
Birmingham
B3 3NH
England

Work Department

Planning and Development

Position

Senior Associate

Career

Ben graduated from the University of Surrey in 1998 and completed his GDL and LPC at the College of Law in 2009, qualifying as a Solicitor in 2012.

Ben is part of the planning team in Birmingham and brings a good deal of experience having acted for listed, national and regional housebuilders as well as for local planning authorities.

Ben has experience of working in a variety of private practices as well as local government. Ben also has experience of dealing with large mixed-use sites of 1,500 + units as well as smaller developments.

Throughout his career, Ben has dealt with all manner of planning matters including: drafting complex s106 agreements; acting on planning inquiries and judicial reviews; dealing with heritage matters; dealing with applications for certificates of lawfulness; planning due diligence for corporate and real estate deals; and acting on enforcement matters. Ben is currently the editor of the Enforcement Chapter of Butterworths’ Planning Law Service.