Julia Berry

Consultant

Getting involved in development projects at an early stage, Julia ensures potential planning issues are resolved or avoided before her clients’ time and money are wasted. She advises on all aspects of the law relating to planning and associated areas, including scheme viability, heritage issues, affordable housing, highways, infrastructure and compulsory purchase.

Julia has extensive experience advising across a wide range of planning issues, from the application stage, including the preparation and auditing of Environmental Statements and masterplans, through to planning and enforcement appeals, and judicial review claims. Her key clients include a wide range of developers, operators, end-users, lenders and investors, covering mixed-use schemes, housing, student accommodation, office, retail and leisure projects and associated infrastructure.

Experience

Representative matters

Advising Weston Homes on the planning requirements for their Anglia Square development in Norwich. This project comprises 1,250 dwellings, a cinema, a hotel, and mixed commercial and public open space, to be developed in phases over 10 years. The S106 Agreement includes affordable housing requirements, phased viability reappraisals, contributions, infrastructure provision and public access requirements.
Advising Patrizia on the acquisition of a site outside Edgbaston cricket stadium for mixed-use development of 375 build to rent units, retail units and parking, with associated infrastructure. We advised on all aspects of the development including planning, involving S106 arrangements covering contributions and off-site provision of affordable housing.
Acting for the Reuben Brothers on various high profile acquisitions and developments in central London.

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