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Michael Bedford

"is regularly seen in the most challenging matters"

Chambers & Partners

 

Planning

He has repeatedly been ranked as one of the Highest Rated Juniors by Planning Magazine. He is recognised by both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for his expertise in Planning. Chambers 2012: He “is regularly seen in the most challenging matters” and praised for his “tenacity in court”. He was shortlisted for the Chambers Bar Awards 2011 as Environment/Planning Junior of the Year.

His experience includes:

Planning Inquiries

Appearing as advocate for the Appellant or Local Planning Authority at Inquiries concerning housing, employment, retail, waste, hazardous substances, infrastructure, heritage and environmental matters. Recent instructions include:

  • Retail and leisure, residential, development involving listed buildings and Conservation Areas, loss of employment land, development on open space, and development of a cemetery.
  • Michael has recently promoted housing development in Watford, Kingston upon Thames, and Maldon.
  • Michael acted for Oxfordshire County Council in resisting a 300,000 tonnes p.a. Energy from Waste facility delivering 24 MW of low carbon energy.
  • Acting for Teignbridge District Council in successfully resisting a Tesco foodstore at Dawlish, Devon.
  • Acting for Winchester City Council in relation to Cala Homes litigation and Barton Farm Inquiry for 2,000 dwellings.
  • Acting for Forest Heath District Council resisting the Earl of Derby's proposed 1,200 dwelling urban extension.

Development Plans

Promoting a wide variety of Development Plans. Recent instructions include:

  • South Worcestershire Joint Core Strategy
  • Forest Heath Core Strategy
  • Isle of Wight Core Strategy.

Objecting on behalf of landowners and developers to a variety of Development Plans. Recent instructions include:

  • Promoting housing allocation on greenfield site at Chester Local Plan Modifications Inquiry.
  • Advising on Green Belt realignment for manufacturing development at City of Oxford Local Plan Inquiry.

Planning Enforcement

Appearing as advocate for the Appellant or Local Planning Authority at Inquiries concerning Enforcement Notices and Certificates of Lawfulness.

Advising landowners developers and LPAs on a variety of enforcement and lawful development issues.

Advising on and appearing for LPAs in relation to planning injunctions.