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Christian Drage

Christian Drage

Partner

London

Partner and Practice Group Leader - Planning and Zoning UK

T: +44 (0) 20 3400 4947

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Biography

Christian has over 20 years of experience in advising on planning and project law and the delivery of major redevelopment and infrastructure projects including some of the largest urban regeneration projects in Europe.  He is a go to person for a number of the UK’s largest promoters of commercial development and energy/transportation infrastructure.  Christian’s current caseload includes advising on a number of the country’s largest nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs/DCOs), over station development (including the £7bn One Euston project) and several new settlements both within or on the fringe of cities or new villages/towns in the Green Belt.

Christian is recognised by Legal 500 UK 2025 as a Leading Individual for Real Estate: Planning.

Christian is also recognised in the Legal 500 Green Guide UK 2025 as a Green Ambassador for his work. 

Areas of Focus

Logistics & Industrial Logistics & Industrial

  • Logistics & Industrial

Christian Drage is a consummate professional.

Chambers & Partners 2025

Admissions

  • England and Wales

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  • Real Estate

  • Oil, Gas & Sustainable Fuels

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  • Olympic & National Governing Bodies

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  • Anti-Doping

  • Sports & Event Venue Real Estate Infrastructure & Operation

  • Naming Rights & Sponsorship

  • Sports & Entertainment M&A

  • Sports, Media & Entertainment Litigation

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  • Entertainment Industry

  • Sports & Event Financing

  • ESG & Energy Transition

  • Environment

  • Infrastructure

  • Commercial Real Estate

  • Planning & Zoning

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Logistics & Industrial

  • Electric Vehicles & Charging Infrastructure

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New Nuclear NPS (EN-7)and its interface with the electricity network

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News
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Insights
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New NSIP pre-application consultation rules

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Insights
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Tall Building Trends in London

Tall buildings have hugely contributed to London’s sense of place and rightful place as a world-leading financial centre. They have made a defined impact on the London skyline particularly in the period between 2000-2019 when the number of new tall buildings built increased significantly, largely due to a change in planning policy. For the last 10 years the NLA (New London Architecture) has been surveying trends in tall building development (which it defines as those of 20 storeys or above) across London. In this Insight we examine the NLA’s recently published annual survey 2025 and what it means for tall building development in the capital.  
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2024 has been a year with a continued focus on the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Planning (‘NSIP’) planning regime by both the predecessor and current government. Reforms to make the regime faster and more effective remain a high political priority given its critical role in delivering infrastructure to support a number of key government objectives. Operational changes identified in the previous government’s various reform programmes and action plans continued to be delivered, with the new Labour government introducing some changes and proposals of its own. This blog highlights some key changes made to the NSIP planning regime delivered in 2024 with thoughts on what to expect in 2025.

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The new National Policy Statement (NPS) for Nuclear Energy Generation (EN-7) published recently expands the types of nuclear power projects that can be consented under the DCO planning regime and allows for nuclear development in new locations in England and Wales. In this Insight we discuss some of the key changes introduced by this new policy, particularly how it relates to EN-5, the national planning policy for electricity networks infrastructure. 
Awards
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News
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Insights
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Tall buildings have hugely contributed to London’s sense of place and rightful place as a world-leading financial centre. They have made a defined impact on the London skyline particularly in the period between 2000-2019 when the number of new tall buildings built increased significantly, largely due to a change in planning policy. For the last 10 years the NLA (New London Architecture) has been surveying trends in tall building development (which it defines as those of 20 storeys or above) across London. In this Insight we examine the NLA’s recently published annual survey 2025 and what it means for tall building development in the capital.  
Insights
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2024 has been a year with a continued focus on the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Planning (‘NSIP’) planning regime by both the predecessor and current government. Reforms to make the regime faster and more effective remain a high political priority given its critical role in delivering infrastructure to support a number of key government objectives. Operational changes identified in the previous government’s various reform programmes and action plans continued to be delivered, with the new Labour government introducing some changes and proposals of its own. This blog highlights some key changes made to the NSIP planning regime delivered in 2024 with thoughts on what to expect in 2025.
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