The firm-wide planning group at HCR Hewitsons is led from the Wye Valley office by Laura Greenman, and maintains a significant presence in Cambridge thanks to Gemma Dudley, who excels in planning, environment and compulsory purchase matters, and Brendon Lee, who works on commercial and residential developments, and minerals and waste planning matters. Lee frequently assists with planning applications and appeals, the interpretation of planning policy, and planning enforcement, as well as licensing and environmental regulatory control issues for waste operators.
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‘People are friendly, knowledgeable and proactive.’
‘Gemma Dudley is knowledgeable and friendly. She's a good communicator and proactive.’
‘Excellent all round. Work is always to a very high standard and within deadlines. Understand developers needs and perspective and give well researched, practical, clear and insightful, commercially astute legal advice. Their planning advice is the best in Cambridge/East of England.'
‘Gemma Dudley. Provides excellent advice on all matters. Work is always to a very high standard and within deadlines. Understands developers needs and perspective and provides well researched, practical, clear and insightful legal advice. Commercially astute. Exceptional planning lawyer. Clear, thoughtful advice which delivers practical solutions to often complex issues. Advice is always presented logically and clearly. Quick to grasp the issues and always sees the bigger picture. First-class, always first choice.’
‘Brendon Lee has been exceptional on a very complicated, long-running case. Personable, professional and always available.’
‘Brendon Lee has put things into layman's terms for us several times, and picked up some small details which may have gone unnoticed.’
Key clients
- The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Hill Residential Limited
- Cambridge Investment Partnership LLP
- United Learning Limited
- Rushmoor Development Partnership LLP
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
- Latimer Hill Attleborough LLP
- Great Oakley Farms Limited
- Conservators of the River Cam
- TTP Campus Limited
Work highlights
Acted for Hill Residential Limited in the negotiation of a Section 106 Agreement for a development of 115 dwellings in Barnet.
Acting for the RSPB in the negotiation of two Section 106 Agreements for the creation of biodiversity net gain habitat banks in Essex and Oxfordshire.
Acting for the Rochester Bridge Trust in relation to the impact to its land holdings of the Government’s proposed Development Control Order (DCO) for the Lower Thames Crossing.
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Brendon Lee
Practice head
Laura Greenman
Other key lawyers
Gemma Dudley; Brendon Lee