The team at Irwin Mitchell acts for a diverse client base which includes landed estates, trustees and institutional landowners, and private homeowners. Based in Crawley, contentious planning specialist James Pavey has experience representing clients in the High Court, Supreme Court, and in appeal and statutory inquiry work, with particular expertise in rural planning. Sejal Patel and Elizabeth Mutter are also key team members. Claire Petricca-Riding heads the team. Nicola Gooch departed in August 2025.
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Key clients
- London Golf Club
- Praxis Capital Limited
- Welbeck Strategic Land
- Arena 1865 Limited
- Greenshank Environmental
- Hilltop Experiences Limited
- Enborne Parish Council
- Berkeley Homes
- Blachford Farms, Devon (Darwall)
- HSBC
- Brighton and Hove College
- LNT Care Homes
- Foremann Homes
- Gatwick Airport Limited
- Roffey Homes Limited
- BDW Trading Limited
- Soho Estates Limited
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Westmorland and Furness Council
- Rula Developments Limited
Work highlights
Acted for the client in a High Court challenge against the Welsh Ministers over the refusal of a 130MW Wind Farm application.
Advised London Golf Club on complex planning and environmental issues including a cross-authority section 106 agreement.
Advised the clint on the various planning and environmental aspects of its approved redevelopment of the Recreation Ground into an 18,000-seat state of the art stadium, including advising on heritage and environmental compliance, consultee engagement and leading section 106 and community-use negotiations.
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Practice head
Claire Petricca-Riding
Other key lawyers
James Pavey; Elizabeth Mutter; Sejal Patel