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 articles
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 vast majority of the changes made by the Act […]
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 January 2023 and provides for a new extended biodiversity duty for public authorities.
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy
On 22 December 2022, the Government launched its consultation seeking views on its proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and its proposed approach to preparing National Development Management Policies and the Consultation has just closed.