Meet our team / Max Howarth
Max Howarth
Senior associate
Senior associate in the projects department
My role
I am a senior associate in the projects department. I provide legal advice and assistance on all aspects of planning and highways law including local planning authority decision-making, the local plan process (including neighbourhood planning), section 106 agreements, section 38 and 278 agreements, Community Infrastructure Levy, planning enforcement, certificates of lawfulness, permitted development rights, and judicial and statutory review.
My experience
I have significant experience working in the public sector having worked for two Warwickshire-based local authorities at district and county levels.
My expertise includes acting as the legal adviser to planning committees, providing advice on the local plan process (including neighbourhood planning), Community Infrastructure Levy, planning enforcement, certificates of lawfulness, permitted development rights, and judicial and statutory review.
I have significant experience in drafting and negotiating complex section 106 agreements required concerning major residential-led mixed-use schemes.
My specialisms
- Section 106 agreements
- Planning enforcement and planning policy
- Certificates of lawfulness
- Permitted development rights
- Community Infrastructure Levy
My latest insights
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act has brought about a number of key changes to the...
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act has brought about a number of key changes to...
On 22 December 2022, the Government launched its consultation seeking views on its proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy...
Only a day after the Queen's Speech the Government has published the widely anticipated Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. The Bill...
As expected the Government’s planning reform for the next parliamentary session will be brought forward in the Levelling Up and...