Planning and Environmental Law
Planners | Lawyers | Advocates
Harnessing our expertise to deliver solutions together
Planning & environmental law expertise
We are a market-leading multi-disciplinary team of highly specialised advisers and advocates in planning consultancy, and planning and environmental law operating across all development sectors.
Our depth of knowledge and experience across the team is unrivalled. We operate across the country from our network of offices with our team based in our Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Nottingham, Bristol and London offices. Our specialisms extend across advisory, transactional, contentious, and non-contentious matters.
Our team includes specialists who focus on:
Paul Brailsford
Partner, National Head of Planning & Environment
Areas of expertise
We are a market-leading multi-disciplinary team of highly specialised advisers in planning, planning consultancy and environmental law. Our depth of knowledge and experience across the team is unrivalled.
Planning Consultancy
Planning ConsultancyWe are a market-leading team focused on providing clients with a navigable path through the planning system. Our team of experienced chartered town planners has an extensive track record of advising on and promoting a wide range of sites and schemes through the planning system.
Planning Law
Planning LawSimplifying a highly complex field with commercially focused planning legal advice. Our market-leading planning law team harnesses its commercially focused planning law expertise to deliver solutions across all development sectors for our private and public sector clients.
Planning Advocacy
Planning AdvocacyOur advocacy team are specialists in planning and environmental matters. Comprised of dual qualified solicitor-barristers and solicitors with higher rights, the team provide a ‘hands on’ service for major public inquiries and high court matters.
Environmental Law
Environmental LawOur environmental law team is a leading national environmental law practice with a uniquely broad offering of legal skills and expertise tailored to effectively advance our clients' commercial and sustainability objectives.
Meet our team
Paul Brailsford
Partner, National Head of Planning & Environment
Sam Kharabanda Groom
Associate
Testimonials
"We always get high-quality advice in a professional and timely manner. Excellent drafting skills, especially with complex clauses."
The Legal 500, 2025
"The Planning and Environment team at Freeths is terrific. Highly experienced, commercially astute and very effective - they produce good results f...
The Legal 500, 2025
“Outstanding level of knowledge on niche environmental topics”.
The Legal 500
"They stand out because they engage with the client in more detail and more than anyone else I know. It is very important to build a relationship w...
The Legal 500
"The Freeths’ planning team is well led, conscientious, and goes the extra mile for their clients."
The Legal 500
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