Mr Gary Grant > Kings Chambers > Birmingham, England > Barrister Profile

Kings Chambers
EMBASSY HOUSE , 60 CHURCH STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B3 2DJ
England
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Position

Gary Grant of Kings Chambers is a specialist practitioner in Planning and Environmental law. Gary is experienced in bringing and defending statutory challenges, challenges by way of judicial review and other court based proceedings relevant to planning and environmental law. Recent instructions include defending a legal challenge to the refusal to issue a CLEUD on a mobile home park “

Gary acts for local authorities, developers and interested parties at planning appeals and has considerable experience in uses including housing, waste, infrastructure, highways, employment, retail and town centre uses. Gary has experience in both promoting and opposing orders for compulsory purchase.

Gary has advised and continues to advise a number of local planning authorities in relation to the preparation and progress of local plans to adoption. Recent instructions include assisting in the promotion of major allocations on behalf of land owners and providing strategic advice to plan making bodies prior to plan submission.

Gary presents papers to specialist training events held by RTPI and as part of the Kings Chambers CPD programme.

Gary has a wide level of experience of central government work from working on the AG’s Regional Panel and has experience of the environmental, enforcement, contractual and regulatory matters associated with planning and environmental law.

Career

The Queen’s College Oxford MA(Oxon), BA(Jurisprudence);

Member of Middle Temple;

Called in 1985;

Provincial Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown 2002-15. Member of Kings Chambers since 2014.

Qualified Civil and Commercial Mediator.

Memberships

Planning & Environmental Bar Association

Western Circuit

Education

The Queen’s College Oxford MA(Oxon), BA(Jurisprudence);

Member of Middle Temple;

Lawyer Rankings

Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Planning

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2

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With ‘good strength in depth’ barristers at Kings Chambers remain highly active on a wide range of planning matters in the Midlands region. Gary Grant has recently been instructed in relation to large-scale planning proposals in city centres, including for tall buildings. Sarah Clover is regularly instructed by private developers and local authorities on all aspects of planning development and enforcement. She has notable expertise in ‘agent of change’ cases and in cases dealing with issues at the intersection of planning and licensing law.