Planning & Environment

Cleaver Fulton Rankin’s unique, multi-disciplinary team of planning and environmental lawyers deliver a leading planning and environmental services in Northern Ireland.

Our dedicated Planning & Environmental team offers clients, a complete planning and environmental advice service. The team includes members of the Royal Town Planning Institute as well as qualified solicitors who provide support on various issues, ranging from negotiating complex planning agreements, to representation in prosecutions, enforcement and other actions. We also provide proactive advice on issues of site contamination, waste management and general environmental regulatory issues which may arise either as part of a construction project or a manufacturing operation.

We understand that the key to successful navigation of the ever changing and evolving area of planning and environmental law is a thorough understanding of what our clients wish to achieve. Our clients benefit from our knowledge of the inner workings of public authorities and relevant statutory bodies, enabling us to provide integrated planning and environmental legal advice. We have represented clients before the Planning Appeals Commission and also in judicial review proceedings before the High Court in Northern Ireland.

Our team currently advises local and international clients, including prominent local manufacturers and food processors, electricity providers, waste operators, local councils, international mining companies and developers within the construction industry.