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Amanda is our head of planning and specialist of 20 years’ experience, acting for businesses and individuals across all sectors.
A qualified planner, as well as a solicitor, her specialisms include planning, environmental, compulsory purchase and highways law (contentious and non-contentious).
She acts for a wide range of clients, including private sector developers, energy and other infrastructure providers, residential developers, commercial developers, land and property owners and local authorities and has advised on numerous significant development and projects throughout the UK.
Amanda is president of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce, chair of the planning group of the Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the British Chambers of Commerce’s expert’s panel on planning. She is also a member of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Group.
She is an editorial board member of the Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal and the Regeneration Volume of CIPSA/TIS Online. Amanda is the author of the British Urban Regeneration Handbook, Planning and Environment Chapter, and has written articles and spoken at professional events for the RTPI, TCPI, and RICS.
Amanda ranks highly in The Legal 500 and was named as one of the top 20 planning solicitors in the UK by the Planning Law Survey.