Rosalyn Trotman > Thrings LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
Thrings LLP Offices
THE PARAGON
COUNTERSLIP
BRISTOL
BS1 6BX
England
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Rosalyn Trotman
Work Department
Commercial property – planning
Position
Head of development of land – partner in planning law
Career
Rosalyn joined Thrings in 2014 after a number of years in local government. As a Partner in the Planning and Environment team and Head of the Development of Land team, she advises on a wide range of development schemes, acting for housebuilders, housing associations, developers, promoters and landowners. Rosalyn’s expertise lies in the negotiation of infrastructure agreements including section 106 agreements, highways and drainage agreements. She also provides specialist advice on planning strategy for development schemes, interpretation of planning policies and the Community Infrastructure Levy. Rosalyn advises clients on schemes of all sizes, including residential, mixed-use and commercial developments, taking clients through planning and environmental due diligence at the acquisition stage, drafting of planning and environmental clauses within transactions through to negotiation of planning obligations and conditions. Rosalyn is also experienced in compulsory purchase, planning appeals, certificate of lawfulness applications and resolution of planning enforcement matters.
Alongside her role at Thrings, Ros was the 2019/2020 chairman of the Women in Property South West committee and remains an active committee member. She was also included in the Insider Property Power list 2019 as one of the top 50 most influential people in the SW.
Memberships
Women in Property South west committee
Education
LLB (hons) LPC (distinction) date of admission to the roll of solicitors september 2014
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Real estate > Planning
The ‘refreshingly commercial’ planning practice at Thrings LLP has significant expertise in rural planning issues such as farm diversification and EIA development. The unit is also well-placed to advise on residential developments and contentious work, including appeals against enforcement notices. In Bristol, practice chair Alex Madden frequently advises on EIA regulations and offences involving tree preservation orders. Rosalyn Trotman‘s planning experience encompasses both contentious and non-contentious work, while Fred Quartermain is well versed in matters concerning heritage assets.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Bristol
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Commercial property: Bristol
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Employment > Employment: Bristol
- Private client > Family
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Bristol
- Real estate > Planning