Chris Charlton > Clarke Willmott LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Clarke Willmott LLP‘s environment team advises on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters spanning Environment Agency prosecutions and enforcement issues, flooding claims and the environmental aspects of large developments, including habitat regulations and EIA regulations. Key to this offering are Caroline Waller and Esther Woolford in Taunton, and Chris Charlton in Bristol. With experience in health and environment mandates, Bridget Sanger, also in Taunton, is noted for her experience in pollution cases as well as environment agency investigations.

Based across Bristol and Taunton, Clarke Willmott LLP‘s planning and environment team is noted for advising national housebuilders on mixed-use developments and large residential developments. Planning and highway agreements, CPOs, community infrastructure levies, and judicial reviews represent core areas of expertise, with further experience extending to corporate transactions and Environment Impact Assessment regulation advice. Planning law specialist Chris Charlton is particularly knowledgeable in representing clients before planning committees, magistrates’ courts, and inquiries, bolstered by his prior experience in local government. ‘Highly efficient, highly knowledgeable and highly commercial’, Taunton’s Caroline Waller is another key name and has experience in matters such as common land and village green mandates. Jade Lyus is the key name at senior associate level.

The planning team at Clarke Willmott LLP regularly assists its varied client base of commercial developers, local authorities, and housebuilding companies. Based in Southampton, Anne Jones is recommended for her broad knowledge of planning applications and appeals, highway agreements, and enforcement work. Jones works closely with Chris Charlton in Bristol, who is noted for his longstanding experience in acting for local authorities and commercial developers. The team is led by Neil Baker in Bristol.