Rory Bennett
Biography
Rory Bennett is a planning lawyer based in the London office.
Rory advises on all aspects of planning and consenting law including standalone development work within the central London boroughs and major energy and infrastructure schemes across the UK, which is an area of particular focus for him. This includes advising on highways, compulsory purchase, and public authority statutory powers. Rory also has extensive experience of advising on defending enforcement cases, technical implementation and CLEUD/CLOPUD applications to establish lawful use and development and utilising permitted development rights.
Rory joined the firm in 2025.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Advising CBRE Investment Management in respect of potential enforcement action and subsequent planning appeal to the Planning Inspectorate concerning the lawful interpretation of planning conditions and their applicability to a central London shopping centre.
- Advising Restoration London Group on the successful appeal of an enforcement notice alleging a material change of use, without planning permission from Use Class B1 (Offices) to Class C4 (HMO).
- Advising Baroness Cumberledge of Newick on successful High Court and Court of Appeal proceedings concerning a recovered appeal for outline planning permission a residential development of up to 50 dwellings (including affordable housing), open space and landscaping.
- Advising Obayashi Corporation on their planning application submission for the redevelopment of 60 Gracechurch Street, London including a review of redline boundary, rights of light and party wall issues and undertaking a ‘judicial review challenge’ appraisal of the application documents.
- Advising Starbones Limited (a joint venture between Galliard Homes and other investors) in respect of statutory review proceedings in the High Court challenging the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s decision to refuse planning permission for a building known as the Chiswick Curve, West London.
Admissions
Admissions
- Solicitor qualified in England & Wales
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