Sarah Fitzpatrick

Norton Rose Fulbright

Sarah is a leading practitioner in all aspects of planning law, she has been involved in some of London's most high profile developments, having acted for the Sellar Property Group in securing planning permission for the Shard, for the Olympic Delivery Authority on the Olympic Park and other non-London venues, and for Land Securities on its Victoria Estate, as well as having acted for claimants on compulsory purchase compensation claims including those relating to HS1, HS2, Crossrail, the Northern Line Extension and Thameslink. She has also acted for and against acquiring authorities and promoters of compulsory purchase orders (CPO) and development consent orders (DCO) including promoting Tesco's first retail led regeneration CPO, and acting for National Grid on their North Wales Connection DCO. Sarah also advises on smaller developments both within and outside London across the use classes, including securing planning permission on appeal for Amin Taha's award winning 15 Clerkenwell Close development, and a single new affordable home in the South Downs National Park. A consummate technician, Sarah enjoys drafting and negotiating complex legal agreements as well as providing strategic advice, undertaking planning application and EIA reviews, and advising on legal challenges and appeals.

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Is planning permission required to change use from public open space to woodland/forest?

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This Q&A considers whether planning permission is required to change use from public open space to woodland/forest.

Planning

Is there any case law or guidance which helps with the interpretation of buildings and structures

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This Q&A looks at the interpretation of buildings and structures required 'temporarily' in connection with operations being carried out on land, for the purposes of the permitted development right in Class A of Part 4 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

Planning

Is there any evidence to suggest that the Limitation Act 1980 would not apply to the enforcement of

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This Q&A considers whether the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980) applies to the enforcement of planning obligations.

Planning

Should an application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development (CLOPUD) be refused

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This Q&A discusses whether an application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development (CLOPUD) should be refused if the proposed development would be in breach of a condition to an existing permission requiring development to be in accordance with approved plans?

Planning

What is considered ‘demolition’ or ‘alteration’ in a conservation area? Are there permitted development

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This Q&A considers the meaning and extent of the words ‘demolition’ and ‘alteration’ in the context of conservation areas.

Planning

Where a developer has unlawfully carried out a material change of use and no enforcement action is taken

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This Q&A looks at whether planning permission is required to make a material change of use back to a previously lawful use, where a developer has unlawfully carried out a material change of use and no enforcement action is taken in respect of that change of use.

Planning

Where a successful section 73 application has been made to the Local Planning Authority, resulting in the

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This Q&A considers whether it is possible to make a further variation to a section 73 permission by way of a further application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Planning

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