Specialising in planning, energy, and related environmental law issues, William Orbinson QC provides his clients with success-focused planning advice, and pursues that focus in local development plan examinations, major project inquiries and hearings, appeals, enforcement appeals, judicial reviews and prosecutions. With more than a quarter of a century’s experience, he combines keen commercial instinct, close analysis, sound judgement, persuasion, and a deep understanding of domestic and European planning and environmental law and policy to deliver commercial success. Key areas of work are:

Residential
William Orbinson QC promotes development interests in negotiations, applications, development plan examinations, appeals

Retail & Commercial
William Orbinson QC advises and represents leading supermarket chains, and major retail and commercial developers

Energy
William Orbinson QC provides specialist planning and environmental advice and representation to the energy sector

Waste
William Orbinson QC provides specialist representation and advice to leading players in the waste sector

Judicial Review
A major element of William Orbinson QC’s practice is pursuing and defending planning and environmental judicial reviews, and advising developers on how to safeguard their permissions

Conservation
A significant and growing part of William Orbinson QC’s workload is promoting development in a conservation context

Enforcement
William Orbinson QC helps clients faced with enforcement action

Environmental Assessment
William Orbinson QC provides specialist advice and assistance to clients on all aspects of environmental assessment