Ivy Legal

Empowering local authorities with expert legal support and training.

Ivy Legal: Specialists in Planning Enforcement & Appeals

Trusted Legal & Planning Support for Local Authorities

Ivy Legal is a unique blend of specialist planning law firm and first-class planning consultancy, dedicated to supporting local authorities across England and Wales.

Our integrated approach ensures robust, practical, and legally sound solutions to planning enforcement challenges. www.ivylegal.co.uk

Appeals & Enforcement Expertise

With extensive experience in handling complex enforcement cases, Ivy Legal offers:

• Strategic Appeal Management: Expertise in managing appeals against enforcement notices, ensuring compliance with legal standards and maximizing success rates.

 - Comprehensive Enforcement Services: From initial investigations to legal proceedings, we provide end- to-end support in addressing planning breaches.

 - Options Reports. We provide Options Reports for the most difficult breaches, giving officers and members advice on the best tools available to them.

 - Tailored Legal Advice: Providing clear, actionable legal guidance to navigate the intricacies of planning law.

Excellent Training Programmes

Ivy Legal offers a range of training courses aimed at development management and enforcement officers to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills:

Short Courses (1-2 Days)

Planning Enforcement Nuts & Bolts: Fundamentals of planning enforcement processes.

LDC Training: Understanding lawful development certificates. Conditions and Commencements: Managing planning conditions and commencement issues.

CIL Enforcement Training: Navigating Community Infrastructure Levy enforcement.

PACE & Planning Prosecutions: Procedures under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act.

Certificate in Planning Enforcement (CPE)

A 16-month comprehensive program covering:

Introduction to planning enforcement principles Enforcement notices and breach of condition notices

Appeals, prosecutions, and judicial reviews

Specialist topics including advertisements and direct action

Byte-size Training Sessions (Half-Day)

Focused sessions on specific topics: Grappling with S73: Handling variations of planning conditions. Material Changes of Use: Identifying and managing changes in land use.

Biodiversity Net Gain Enforcement: Ensuring compliance with biodiversity requirements.