Clarion is engaged by clients across a range of sectors, including renewable energy and residential developments. The firm is equipped to assist corporate clients and individuals in planning enforcement. Carolyn Lord heads up the group and has a demonstrable track record advising on projects that involve Environmental Impact Assessments and Compulsory Purchase Orders.
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- Super team willing to listen to our instructions and advise accordingly.
- I am extremely pleased that I have Carolyn Lord covering my back when it comes to planning. On a side note, I would never play cards against her.
- Carylon Lord has been particularly exceptional. Available beyond the call of duty, always on top of all matters related to the case, and her knowledge of planning legislation is unparalleled.
- Clarion's planning solicitors are the best we have ever worked with - they have an incomparable knowledge of the planning legislation and key environmental aspects including Biodiversity Net Gain. Always available beyond the call of duty.
- Commercial advice, no legal point scoring, just seeking to get the deal done on the best possible terms that work for the deal.
- Carolyn Lord makes time for any conversation, is incredibly well-connected, and diligent in her work.
Key clients
- Avant Homes Limited
- Yorkshire Housing
- Caeli Wind GmbH
- DB Cargo (UK) Limited
- ASE II (Holbeck) Limited
- Stanhill Estates
- GMI Miller Developments Limited
- GMI Properties Limited
- Land and Water Remediation Limited
- Land Logical Group
- Litton Properties
- Luminate Education Group
Work highlights
Secured planning permission and negotiated agreements for an aggregates recycling plant at London’s only licensed dredging disposal site.
Advising DB Cargo (UK) Limited on strategy for and submission of an application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of an Existing Use or Development on a former oil terminal site in Berkshire.
Advised Luminate Education Group on resisting a series of judicial reviews/threatened judicial reviews of the planning permission for a replacement prominent Further Education college.
Practice head
Carolyn Lord
Other key lawyers
Stuart Lumb