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Griffin House
135 High Street
RH10 1DQ
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Heidi Copland

Work Department
Planning & Environment
Position
Partner
Career
Heidi heads up the firm’s planning and environment group which is made up of both planners and solicitors. The team is highly regarded and has an enviable track record of success in delivering complex major development and regeneration projects both for public and private sector clients.
Heidi has a thorough knowledge of the planning process and the framework necessary to deliver development. She is particularly experienced in the negotiation and drafting of section 106 agreements, highways and infrastructure agreements. She also has considerable experience of contentious issues, such as high court challenges and enforcement.
She also has a particular specialism in the resolution of issues such as rights of way, village greens etc. which threaten to impact on development.
Languages
English
Memberships
- United Kingdom Environmental Law Association
- Environmental Law Foundation;
- Treasurer of Constructing Excellence Sussex Club
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Real estate > Environment and planning
(Hall of Fame)Led by Heidi Copland, DMH Stallard LLP planning and environment team offers support to clients in a broad range of areas, from planning consultancy, appeals, and litigation to enforcement appeals and prosecution, environmental litigation and regulatory compliance, and compulsory purchase orders and compensation. Copland is especially experienced in handling major housebuilding schemes, including those relating to affordable housing. Chloe Karamian is known for her work on highways and rights of way, as well as handling both planning and environmental issues relating to large-scale development projects. Peter Rainier is the principal director of planning, while associate planner Daniel Frisby has experience in environmental assessment and planning applications. All named lawyers are based in Gatwick.
Lawyer Rankings
- Environment and planning - South East > Real estate
- Hall of Fame - South East > Real estate > Environment and planning
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery