Tim Stansfeld

Tim is a legal director specialising in planning and development within the UK real estate and construction team.

He has over a decade of experience in all aspects of planning, including planning obligations (S106) agreements, community infrastructure levy (CIL) issues and compulsory purchase and highways. His practice covers the full spectrum of development, including town centre regeneration, tall buildings, market and affordable housing, and office and retail schemes. Tim also has extensive experience across a breadth of further sectors including education, healthcare, life sciences, rail, transport and logistics, tourism and aviation.

Tim’s advice spans the entire consenting process, ranging from legal reviews of applications and advice on strategy pre-submission, negotiating planning conditions and S106 agreements (including future-proofing planning obligations and securing favourable mortgagee liability provisions to assist with funding), to resisting judicial review challenge to consents and undertaking appeals, including public inquiries. He also delivers planning support on corporate, financing and real estate transactions, ranging from due diligence for acquisitions or refinancing, preparations for sale and advising on the development potential of target sites.