Residential Property Development & Planning

The dedicated team at Williamson & Soden offers quality advice and cost effective solutions on all aspects of residential property developments and planning law and practice. We act for both private clients and developers on a wide range of issues to include advising on:

The team is highly skilled and is led by Ian Williamson, a specialist in Town and Country Planning matters and member of the Law Society’s specialist Planning Panel and a Legal Associate of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

The team is always available to talk things through and prides itself on its professional but approachable manner. The team is more than happy to meet you in person or to speak to you on the telephone for a no obligation discussion about your issues and how we can help.

Residential Property Development Expertise

  • Purchases of sites
  • Rights of pre-emption
  • Highways issues
  • Restrictive and Positive Covenants
  • Overage and development clawback
  • Plot sales
  • Conditional contracts and option agreements
  • Easements for utilities
  • Infrastructure agreements
  • Release and discharge of restrictive covenants
  • Affordable housing

Planning Expertise

  • Compulsory Purchase Orders
  • Planning objections
  • Certificates of Lawfulness
  • Access issues
  • Planning Contravention & Breach of Condition Notices
  • Planning applications
  • Change of Use
  • Permitted Development rights
  • Stop notices
  • Planning appeals and enforcement appeals

Head of Department
Ian Williamson

Contact our Residential Property Development & Planning team
on 0121 733 8000 or email us.


Useful Links

www.rtpi.org.ukfor planning issues, through the royal town planning institute
www.landregistry.gov.ukfor copies of title deeds & plans
www.solihull.gov.uklocal planning authority
www.planningportal.gov.ukgeneral planning issues, interactive link for permitted development
www.opsi.gov.ukto obtain copies of legislation
www.planning-inspectorate.gov.ukfor planning appeals
www.rics.orglinks & contacts with surveyors