Matt Gilks
Matt Gilks is a Partner in the Planning team. Matt is a highly experienced planning and environment solicitor advising on applications, appeals, judicial reviews and transactional work. Matt advises across a plethora of planning and environment matters; ranging from application strategy, planning conditions, enforcement investigations, development consent orders, the Community Infrastructure Levy, compulsory purchase and related public law issues. Non-contentious work includes planning obligations, habitats, nitrates, phosphates and biodiversity net gain. Matt advises on planning and environmental matters in both spheres of town and country, with a particular focus in recent years on bespoke business and residential development, minerals, heritage development and waste. He advised the Secretary of State on decision-making, judicial review, policy and legislative drafting as a barrister in the Government Legal Service. He has dealt with complex infrastructure and development in London while a solicitor at international law firms and in local government. · Lester Aldridge LLP
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Partner in the Planning team at Lester Aldridge LLP, Matt Gilks is a highly experienced planning and environment solicitor who advises on applications, appeals, judicial reviews and transactional matters including planning obligations, habitats issues, nitrates, phosphates and biodiversity net gain. He has acted on complex infrastructure and development matters in London, and previously advised the Secretary of State on decision‑making, judicial review, policy and legislative drafting while a barrister in the Government Legal Service.
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- Solicitor (England)
- Served as a barrister in the Government Legal Service