Victoria specialises in planning, infrastructure and environment law, with a particular focus on housing-led and mixed-use development. She advises housebuilders, developers and land promoters at every stage of the planning process, from early strategy through to delivery.
Her approach is pragmatic and solutions-driven, with a strong focus on identifying risk early and helping clients progress schemes efficiently in complex and evolving regulatory environments.
- Strategic site promotion and planning applications
- Section 106 agreements and planning obligations
- Planning conditions, appeals and implementation
- Enforcement matters
- Nutrient mitigation and biodiversity net gain
- Highways and infrastructure issues
- Planning support for electric vehicle infrastructure schemes
- Planning advice for education sector project
- Acting for a regional housebuilder on a portfolio of development sites, supporting delivery across multiple schemes.
- Advising a developer client on a complex residential scheme, including negotiation of a detailed section 106 agreement to enable delivery.
- Advising on a strategically significant electric vehicle charging infrastructure scheme in London, supporting planning strategy and delivery within a joint venture between a leading charge point operator and a major public sector landowner.
- Advising an independent school on a complex and long-running planning appeal, leading on strategy and project managing the process, including instructing leading counsel, in relation to a pupil cap dispute critical to the school’s long-term viability.
Victoria has over 12 years’ experience in planning law, advising on developments across England and Wales. She has built a strong network across the Solent and Thames Valley regions and is recognised for her collaborative approach and sector insight.
Outside of work, Victoria enjoys spending time with her young family and making the most of the outdoors, including walking in the countryside and gardening. She is also a keen reader.