Approach to costs
Solicitors at Humphreys & Co. always aim to approach
legal work in a financially-disciplined way. We offer
competitive rates. Our charging approach is both transparent
and geared to the options open to our clients. Our
solicitors generally charge by reference to time spent but
we can often agree fixed fees for specific work or in some
cases risk-adjusted funding structures.
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Planning representation
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Specialists in planning applications, negotiation, refusals, appeals, development, change of use & enforcement
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Specialist planning solicitors offering negotiations with planning council officers, planning applications, planning law, planning status reviews, planning permission advice, planning appeals against refusals, council planning policies, Green Belt planning advice, advising architects, planning objections. High Court challenges, planning enforcement appeals, changes of use, lawful development certificates, hearings, inquiries, written representations, committee meetings.
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We offer a highly commercial and cost-competitive service nationwide - London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Norwich, Cardiff, Liverpool, Plymouth, Nottingham, Canterbury, Southampton, Oxford, Swansea...
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We offer incisive legal thinking and expertise from our planning solicitors working (where applicable) as a team with highly experienced Chartered Town Planners. We can (where applicable) share with clients experience at the highest level in planning authorities, in private consultancy and in The Planning Inspectorate in Bristol. We advise and represent clients in all aspects of the planning process, including:
- development and site appraisals
- planning applications and permission
- negotiations with council planning authorities
- presentations at council committees
- objections by third parties
- appeals against refusals of consent
- compulsory purchase and compensation
- hearings including technical advocacy
- lawful development/use certificates
- planning and infrastructure agreements
- enforcement of planning controls and appeals against enforcement
- joint venture agreements subject to planning issues
- hearings and enquiries including technical advocacy
- Section 288/289 appeals against decisions of planning inspectors
- applications for judicial review
- listed buildings and conservation areas
- Green Belt and countryside planning
- advice on and negotiation of Section 106 agreements
Our planning team covers the whole of England & Wales:
Our Planning Advice & Representation Unit recognises clients' need for financially- disciplined, commercially-aware and cost-effective planning advice and representation. For this reason we generally operate by reference to pre-agreed fixed charge pricing.For guidance on how to approach planning permission applications in the UK, email us a summary of your circumstances and objectives, and we will get back to you with proposed next steps and costings.
You might also wish to consult the government website Planning Portal for further background information.Whatever your situation, we can offer an assessment by specialists of your real planning position at modest initial charge. |
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Our planning advice is a firm foundation for decision making
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Our representation in negotiations & hearings is heavyweight
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A selection of our client feedback:
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"I would like you to act for me in connection with these planning applications .............. thank you once again with regards to the previous application, I am very pleased with the service provided. (Windsor) |
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"...I would also like to thank you for your efforts, which have been exceptional, considering the deadlines. I have been very fortunate indeed to have Humphreys & Co. on my side." (Bromley, Kent) |
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"We were extremely happy with the representation made. I don't thing anything else could have been done or said to change the outcome and although we have to be realistic and at the end of the day it is up to a personal interpretation of just one person, the Inspector, the day went much much better than we though prior to the hearing. So, result aside, we are most grateful for the amazing preparation on the case and the knowledge you had of all the facts involved in the case." (Central London) |
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"Can I add my thanks for your timeliness and professionalism with an awkward brief also." (Buckinghamshire) |
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"I wish I had found your website earlier! However, I’m hoping that you may still be able to help us. Please advise options and costs." (Cheshire) |
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"Firstly, thanks for the thoroughly good work that your firm undertook on my behalf. It was all that I had hoped for and whatever the outcome, I feel that I have done all I can." (Gloucestershire) |
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"...The planning approval... was granted last week... well done on a final collective team effort." (Hackney, London) |
| "Neil, many thanks for the clear explanation." (Worcestershire) |
Email us your objectives and we will send you a proposal for a specialist assessment of your real planning position
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Accessibility
We take instructions from UK & international clients. Our independent lawyers are available by email, telephone & fax. With central Bristol offices we are just 90 minutes from London by road or rail and 15 minutes from Bristol International Airport. We can travel to meetings if required.
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Independent approach
We are an independent professional law firm here, not a legal factory turning out mass-produced products. In our experience, determined case-handling is more likely to produce effective results.
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Turnaround time
Solicitors at Humphreys & Co. look to input not only
careful legal work and precision but also the determination
to keep matters moving. They aim to work in clients' real
interests with energy and pragmatism.
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Communication skills
Solicitors at Humphreys & Co. always try to open up the
legal process by giving advice and explaining options to
clients in a concise and straightforward way, identifying
clear courses of action whatever the technical or legal
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