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Stephen Coult

Stephen Coult
Associate Planner

about Stephen

Steve joined the firm in 1993 having already qualified as a Chartered Town Planner and Chartered Surveyor. Since then he has been involved in a number of leading cases.

As well as developing the planning practice he has a niche specialism in Compulsory Purchase and has advised both acquiring authorities, objectors and claimants and appeared both as witness and advocate at Compulsory Purchase Inquiries. He also advises on statutory compensation claims. Steve is also involved in a number of Sustainable Urban Extension projects where clients are seeking advice in relation to delivery issues and planning obligations.

Steve has a wide range of public and private clients in the planning world and has been appointed, on a secondment basis, to be the Strategic Planning Manager for Leicestershire on behalf of eight local authorities.

recent experience

Successfully completing compulsory purchase procedures for Charnwood Borough Council enabling delivery of the £19m Loughborough Eastern Gateway scheme at Loughborough Station. This included advocacy at the public inquiry.
Advising Derby City Council in relation to its fallback options regarding the use of Compulsory Purchase to deliver the 250 acre commercial and technology Infinity Park focused around the high-tech and knowledge intensive sectors.
Successfully led the completion of the Gedling Colliery S106 Obligation by the Homes and Communities Agency to Gedling Borough on time in order to avoid disruption to funding streams.
Advising Kettering Borough Council on the mechanism for realising contributions through a section 106 agreement for a major Sustainable Urban Extension for 5,500 houses and working with solicitor colleagues on the drafting of the agreement.
Advising Natural England in relation to the acquisition of, and planning for, the 400 ha European site, Bolton Fell Moss including dealing with compulsory purchase, settling claims for compensation, including the main claim from the site operator and obtaining planning consent for change of use and restoration works.