Lester Aldridge LLP

Through its ‘very knowledgeable and always available’ planning and infrastructure team, Lester Aldridge LLP is a leading authority on planning agreements, contentious planning matters, and ecological schemes and transactions. An expert on contentious and non-contentious planning mandates, Tom Alder heads the team and is highly sought-after among developers in the residential and care sectors on major developments across the south coast. A further key contact is the ’very diligent and technically minded’ Matt Gilks, who offers deep experience on planning applications, appeals, and judicial reviews for residential, mixed-use, and affordable housing developments.