Experience
Jack is an Associate in the Planning team. He advises developers, housebuilders, landowners, utility providers, renewable energy developers, investors and lenders on a broad range of planning, development and infrastructure matters. His experience includes planning obligations, planning due diligence, development consent orders, compulsory purchase-related projects, infrastructure protection arrangements, renewable energy developments and Biodiversity Net Gain.Jack regularly advises on the drafting, negotiation and completion of section 106 agreements, deeds of variation, conservation covenants and other planning-related agreements required to facilitate development and manage planning risk. He has significant experience supporting residential, commercial, infrastructure and energy projects through all stages of the development lifecycle, from site acquisition and due diligence to planning permission, implementation and occupation.
He has particular experience advising on planning due diligence for complex development and investment transactions, helping clients identify planning risks, assess development constraints and implement practical solutions to support project delivery. His work includes advising national housebuilders, utility providers, renewable energy developers, lenders and specialist environmental businesses on strategically important projects throughout England and Wales.
Jack has also been closely involved in the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain projects since the introduction of the mandatory regime, advising biodiversity providers, developers and landowners on the implementation of habitat enhancement projects and the long-term mechanisms required to secure environmental obligations. He played a leading role in negotiating and completing one of the first conservation covenants in England and has subsequently advised on numerous conservation covenant and section 106 structures designed to facilitate off-site BNG delivery.