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32 LONDON BRIDGE STREET
LONDON
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Yohanna Weber
Position
Partner
Career
Yohanna is a planning and environmental law expert with experience across a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. She has particular expertise advising on urban regeneration projects, strategic development, major/mixed-use schemes, infrastructure and energy development, and is highly experienced in the promotion of ‘nationally significant infrastructure projects’ by way of development consent order under the Planning Act 2008, Transport and Works Act orders and compulsory purchase orders. Yohanna regularly writes for industry publications such as Estates Gazette, The Planner and Renewables Now. She is recommended by the Legal 500 for Planning Law.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Development / regeneration
Environmental law
Highways
Planning law
Public law
Energy and infrastructure
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights include advising:
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London Borough of Haringey on planning, transport, and compulsory purchase and stopping up orders for the re-development of the White Hart Lane stadium and comprehensive urban regeneration by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club including new 56,250 seat stadium, 200 residential units and 150 room hotel.
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London Borough of Barnet on planning, transport and 5 compulsory purchase orders for the Brent Cross/Cricklewood regeneration project, including refurbishment of the Brent Cross shopping centre and the comprehensive regeneration of Cricklewood, including a new town centre and 7,500 homes
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National Grid Ventures on major planning applications and compulsory purchase orders for the UK elements of the North Sea Link Interconnector to Norway, and Viking Link Interconnector to Denmark
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Wheelabrator Technologies Inc on a development consent order for two energy-from-waste generating stations in Kent
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National Grid Gas Plc on a development consent order including compulsory purchase powers for a 6km tunnelled section of high-pressure gas transmission pipeline under the River Humber
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National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc on a development consent order including compulsory purchase powers for a new high-voltage overhead electricity line in Norfolk.
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AirBnb on planning and environmental compliance guidance for listed properties.
Admitted as a Solicitor: 2003
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Planning
Praised for its ‘strong project management capabilities’, Davitt Jones Bould is often engaged in development consent orders, infrastructure agreements, and planning inquiries. Peter Allinson and Madeleine Davitt
jointly lead the practice, while the ‘talented and hard working’ Stephanie Hall is experienced in compulsory purchase orders and highway developments. Yohanna Weber is highly proficient in infrastructure and energy developments, while Nigel Hewitson focuses on public inquiries.
London > Public sector > Local government
Acting for a significant number of local authorities, Davitt Jones Bould covers transactional, litigation, commercial and public law issues and assists across a spectrum of development mandates, such as expansions, redevelopments and infrastructure projects. Additionally, the team handles public inquiries and judicial reviews. The department is co-led by Madeleine Davitt, who shares her time between London and Manchester, and Malcolm Iley in London, renowned for his expertise in procurement and compulsory purchase work. Sean Bulman handles commercial property matters for his council clients. Yohanna Weber provides environmental counsel for major public sector projects, while Philippa Hipwell specialises in aiding councils with substantial investment endeavours. Planning specialist John Qualtrough assists on major projects and Stephanie Hall also stands out within the team.