Max is a legal director in the projects department. He provides 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.
Max has significant experience working in the public sector, having worked for two Warwickshire-based local authorities at district and county levels.
His 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.
He has 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 insights
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How should LPAs react to potential banana skin highlighted by the Court of Appeal in R (Greenfield (IOW) Limited v Isle of Wight Council?
DMPO The requirement provided by Article 40(3)(b) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order...
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Who decides planning applications?
Making decisions on planning applications is a function that is split between officers and elected members sitting on planning...
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Planning reform: What can we expect?
It came as no surprise that planning reform featured prominently in the King’s Speech given the Government’s manifesto pledge to build...
Planning reform: What can we expect?
The new Government was quick out of the blocks in publishing a draft revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)....
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Planning update – The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act, the National Planning Policy Framework and BNG
The Act has brought about a number of key changes to the planning system including: It should be noted that the...
The new extended public authority biodiversity duty
The beginning of this year saw the commencement of section 102 of the Environment Act 2021 which came into force on 1...