Tom Horniman
Tom Horniman
Tom Horniman
Biography
Tom is an Associate in BCLP’s Planning & Zoning team, practising across all areas of planning law for clients in both the private and public sector. He also advises on environmental law matters.
Tom advises on major development and regeneration projects, supporting clients throughout the planning process from initial strategic advice to negotiating planning agreements and pursuing planning appeals. He also advises on the promotion of nationally significant infrastructure projects and matters relating to compulsory purchase.
His experience spans a broad range of asset classes including offices, retail, residential (including affordable housing and purpose-built student accommodation), industrial, life science and infrastructure.
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related capabilities
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Real Estate
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Planning & Zoning
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Infrastructure
Experience
- Advising a developer on a significant town centre regeneration scheme backed by a compulsory purchase order.
- Advising developers on major redevelopment projects in the office and life science sectors.
- Successfully advising a developer through a public inquiry planning appeal to secure planning consent for Phase 2 of a major industrial scheme.
- Advising various buyers, sellers, borrowers and lenders in respect of planning related matters on real estate transactions.
- Advising statutory undertakers on the promotion and implementation of development consent orders for nationally significant infrastructure projects.
- Advising both promoters and landowners on the settlement of claims for compulsory purchase compensation, including following a reference to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber).
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