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.