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Hannah Edwards

Senior Associate

What can I do for you

Hannah is a senior associate in the planning team, with significant experience advising on the range of planning and highways related matters needed to secure the grant of planning permission for major development schemes. This includes negotiating section 106 agreements in respect of strategic urban extensions and the development of new towns.

Supporting your ambitions

Hannah acts for public and private sector clients on all aspects of planning, highways and compulsory purchase law. Her expertise includes planning appeals, statutory challenges and judicial review claims, town and village greens, planning enforcement, and minerals and waste consents. She has a particular interest in highways law and is experienced in drafting highways agreements and orders, as well as advising on public rights of way.

Hannah also has experience in major infrastructure projects, including advising clients affected by Transport and Works Act Orders, Development Consent Orders, and Compulsory Purchase Orders. She brings HS2 experience, notably in relation to certificates of appropriate alternative development (CAADs) and references to the Lands Tribunal. Hannah’s experience includes advising on one of the leading CAAD cases of 2023 (Secretary of State for Transport v Curzon Park Ltd and others).

What do others say

Client testimonials describe Hannah as “very good" and "very helpful", offering advice that is “both practical and pragmatic”.

“Hannah’s advice set out the consequences [of each option] in clear language which [the client] said was easy to explain to business colleagues who needed to make the decision” - Client feedback

What our clients say about us

  • I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.
  • They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.
  • All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.
  • I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Related sectors and services

  • Planning law

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