Holmes & Hills’ Planning Team takes the lead in Essex

Holmes & Hills Solicitors is pleased to announce its Planning & Development Team have been recognised as a leading source of Planning Law advice in Essex by Chambers & Partners.

Holmes & Hills’ Planning & Development Team is already the largest team of specialist planning lawyers in Essex and has been recognised as a leading source of Planning Law advice in the South East by The Legal 500 for three consecutive years. Now, Holmes & Hills has been recognised as the leading source of Planning Law advice in Essex by Chambers & Partners – a second independent directory of the UK’s top law firms. Holmes & Hills is the only firm ofin Essex to be accredited as providers of specialist planning law advice by both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500.

Announcing the team’s new accreditation, David Whipps, Head of the Planning & Development Team, said:

“We are obviously very pleased to be the only specialist Planning Team in Essex to be recognised and accredited by the two leading directories of legal service providers in the country. We have successfully grown the team in 2013, are continuing to acquire significant private and public sector clients across the region and have exciting plans for 2014.”

“We underwent rigorous independent research in order to secure the Chambers & Partners accreditation, including allowing for a number of our clients to be interviewed and questioned on the quality of our services. Adding this second industry leading accreditation means our clients can be confident they are getting the best advice and guidance available. “

The team acts for developers, land owners, businesses and local authorities across the South East and East Anglia. The Planning Team’s success over recent years has led to the arrival of Tom McPhie and Michael Harman, who joined the specialist department in summer 2013. The announcement comes as the team brings to an end its annual series of Planning Law Updates which has seen them deliver updates on legislation, case law and planning practices to over 200 planning consultants, property professionals and local authority planning personnel across Essex and Suffolk.