Planning

Always conscious of protecting and promoting your interests.

Alice Whittaker and Rachel Minch lead the ‘Tier 1’ planning practice at Philip Lee.

The planning team draw in clients because of their unique combination of expertise in this area, acting for both project developers and the regulatory authorities, and their extensive advisory and litigation experience.

Although clients rely on our technical skills, we are always aware of the bigger picture of protecting and promoting your interests.

Key areas where clients seek our planning advice:

  • Planning applications and appeals
  • Representation at oral hearings
  • Strategic infrastructure
  • Judicial review
  • Planning enforcement – injunctions and prosecutions
  • Section 5 referrals and exempted development
  • Land-use plans and forward planning
  • Foreshore licenses

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The depth of knowledge of the team sets them apart as experts in planning and environmental law. The team has the ability to simplify complex legislative changes into clear advice to clients.
Legal 500, 2023
A very strong, specialised team, providing clear, practical advice.
Legal 500, 2022
The Philip Lee team is a tight, efficient unit with a deep understanding of planning and environmental issues and risks which is unmatched in the market. The team is highly knowledgeable and has broad experience across a range of projects.
Legal 500, 2024
Philip Lee has the best planning and environmental practice. The team are outstanding, with unparalleled expertise in Ireland. Their advice regularly goes above and beyond the nuts and bolts of the legislation and case law and gets into the practicalities of implications and scenarios for projects and clients. They put significant efforts into helping clients with finding solutions and the best outcomes for their clients and projects.
Legal 500, 2024
The main qualities of Philip Lee’s planning and environmental practice are their unparalleled and specialist knowledge of their field and their excellence in the quality of client delivery and advice. The other notable aspect is they seem to be one of the few, if not the only, predominantly female-led teams serving as great role models for females both within and outside of their sector.
Legal 500, 2024