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Edward Grant
Work Department
Planning and public law
Position
Ed is an experienced barrister specialising in planning law, noted for his skill and expertise as an inquiry advocate. He is regularly instructed by both developers and local authorities to act in relation to substantial residential and mixed-use development including significant town centre regeneration schemes.
Some examples of recent cases are: a regeneration town centre scheme in Ashford to include nearly 300 residential units plus commercial and other uses and a new town square, a town centre regeneration scheme in Homsey including eighty residential units, the Chiswick Curve mixed-use scheme which if consented would be the tallest building in West London, and the Syon Park scheme which seeks consent for a housing estate in order to enable long-term repairs to one of the most important Grade I buildings in London.
Although the principal focus of his practice is large mixed-use and housing schemes, he is noted for his expertise in planning enforcement matters and is a popular choice for local authorities and resident groups in resisting proposed gypsy and traveller development in countryside and Green Belt sites.
Ed is co-author of the book Planning Enforcement, Wildy Simmonds & Hill, 2015.
Career
Called 1994, Inner Temple
Memberships
PEBA, Inner Temple
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Planning
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Edward Grant –Cornerstone Barristers ‘Ed is an astute and skillful advocate who is able to marshal a team and direct a case, focusing on the main issues and avoiding wasted avenues. He is amenable and good with clients as well as professional and focused before inspectors and able to skillfully cross examine his opponent’s witnesses. He is particularly good with complex cases including enforcement and distilling the best avenues for the team to explore.’
With ‘strong barristers at every level of experience‘, Cornerstone Barristers is involved in ‘very high-profile planning challenges‘, handling cases from the inquiry stage up to the Supreme Court. The set’s ‘real expertise in planning law‘, complemented by its proficiency in public law, property, energy, and local government law, makes it a ‘growing force in planning‘. Compulsory purchase and compensation cases is another area of expertise for the chambers. Thomas Cosgrove KC, leading Ruchi Parekh, successfully overturned a High Court decision on behalf of Mid Suffolk District Council in R (Thurston Parish Council) v Mid Suffolk DC and Bloor Homes, a significant Court of Appeal case within the planning arena on the distinction between interpretation and and application of planning policy. Several members have been involved in the Sunnica Energy Farm nationally significant infrastructure project; Michael Bedford KC appeared in the development consent order examination on behalf of Suffolk County Council, with Edward Grant and Parekh representing West Suffolk Council at the ongoing hearings. Harriet Townsend led for the local authority in R (Finch, on behalf of the Weald Action Group) v Surrey CC, arguing that, when considering an application for the commercial extraction of oil, it is not necessary to conduct an assessment of the emissions and climate impact of any subsequently manufactured products, as any such impact would not be an effect of development.