Simon Pickles

year of call: 1978

SPickles@landmarkchambers.co.uk

areas of law

Practice Summary

Simon Pickles practices principally in three areas of law – planning, environmental and compulsory purchase & compensation. Aside from a strong emphasis on advisory work, he routinely acts as an advocate at public inquiries and examinations, hearings and in the High Court and Lands Tribunal. For more detail of recent work in each of these practice areas see cases and inquiries.

Planning

Simon has a great deal of experience of planning law and practice and has advised and acted as advocate for developers and landowners, local authorities and individuals on a wide range of developments. For more detail including recent cases please click here.

Environmental Law

Areas of the law within the scope of Simon’s environmental law practice include IPPC/environmental permitting, emissions trading, the Habitats Directive and appropriate assessment and contaminated land. For more detail including recent cases please click here.

Compulsory Purchase & Compensation

Simon has acted at an advocate at many CPO inquiries and advises frequently on compensation issues. For more detail including recent cases please click here.

Other

Simon advises on highway matters and has acted as an advocate at definitive map modification inquiries. He also provides local authority councillor training.

 

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QUALIFICATIONS

Simon graduated with an MA in Law from Cambridge University (Sidney Sussex College). He is an Assistant Parliamentary Boundary Commissioner and a member of both PEBA and UKELA.

CASES

INQUIRIES