Birketts LLP
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With offices across East Anglia, Birketts LLP‘s team advises on a range of matters, including planning and highways agreements, local authority governance issues, and enforcement issues. Environmental specialist Deborah Sharples co-heads the practice alongside Tom Newcombe, who specialises in strategic land issues, as well as having experience with highways and right-of-way matters. For complex Section 106 agreements, Nicola Doole is a key contact. Nicola Gooch joined the team in August 2025, and brings expertise in mixed-use regeneration projects and enabling developments.
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Key clients
- Bulwer Long Family
- Kent County Council
Work highlights
Advising multiple landowners in relation to the Norwich to Tilbury Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) Development Consent Order (DCO), including institutional landowners, educational establishments, energy companies and private landowners.

