Bob is a specialist planning lawyer with over 25 years’ experience. He has also held senior positions in local government including the post of City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer at Leeds City Council. He specialises in large scale regeneration and infrastructure projects including the use of compulsory purchase (CPO) powers.
Recent experience includes:-
Before joining Shoosmiths in 2021 Bob was a Partner at Weightmans LLP. He is a visiting lecturer at Leeds Beckett University and a Legal Associate of the RTPI. He also writes on planning issues including a regular column on legal issues for the Town and Country Planning Association.
Making variations to planning permissions as a scheme evolves is rarely a straightforward process particularly where the changes go beyond the scope of non material or minor material amendments One tool that has been used
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