James is a Senior Associate within the Planning and Development team in Manchester, delivering expert strategic planning advice on high-value and complex development proposals across the UK. With an extensive track record of advising a diverse client base, he specialises in driving successful planning outcomes and adding value through insight-led solutions for residential, industrial, commercial, and mixed-use developments nationwide.
James has extensive experience advising clients on a wide range of development issues, including the preparation and submission of all types of planning applications, management of planning appeals, and representation in development plan consultations. He provides strategic planning advice to diverse clients, such as landowners, developers, investors, public sector bodies, and occupiers.
As a core member of the National Planning Team, James operates across the UK for clients, with recent projects across the North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands, West Midlands, and South West regions.
Key clients
- Chorley Borough Council
- Epta Development Corporation
- Hargreaves Land
- Harrow Estates
- Marshalls
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Stoford
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
- Trammell Crow Company
Recent Projects
- Godley Green Garden Village - securing a resolution to grant outline planning permission for a new 2,150-home Garden Village in Tameside
- Axis Works, Avonmouth - delivering hybrid planning permission for 2 million sq ft of industrial and logistics floorspace in Avonmouth, Bristol
