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Jacqueline Cook
Head of PlanningBA (Joint Hons) (Durham); MSc (Edinburgh); PgDL and LPC (BPP Law School); Solicitor (England & Wales) 2006; Solicitor (Scotland) 2009
t: 0131 290 2808 e: jacqueline.cook@dcslegal.com Add Jacqueline to your address book
I head up the Davidson Chalmers Stewart Planning team, advising on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious planning law.
Acting for a wide range of clients, from developers and funders to public bodies, my practice includes:
- Policy and legislative analysis
- Consenting procedures and strategy
- Regulatory compliance and enforcement
- Objections, representations and appeals
- Statutory agreements, including planning obligations
- Commercial agreements, including for share and asset disposals/acquisitions
- Due diligence, legal audits and risk management
- Administrative law, local government law and judicial review
- Specialist issues, such as heritage and conservation
I am Accredited as a Specialist in Planning Law by the Law Society of Scotland.
Experience in the Following Sectors:
Latest Updates
Ministerial Statement November 2024: Scotland’s Planning System – Supporting Investment and Economic Growth and Delivering Quality Homes
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Planning for Diversification
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Planning Law Foundations: Section 36 Consents
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Planning Law Foundations – Environmental Impact Assessment
28/05/2024
First Court Decision on NPF 4 Housing Policy
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Planning Law Foundations – Section 75 Agreements
03/04/2024
Planning Law Foundations – Planning Conditions
08/02/2024
The Scottish Government’s Onshore Wind Sector Deal – September 2023
06/10/2023
Covid-19 Planning Relaxations – The End is Nigh!
07/09/2022
The Price of Planning in 2022
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Sustainable Development Hanging in the [Tilted] Balance
02/10/2020
Elastic Approvals: Longer-life Planning Consents After COVID-19
11/09/2020
What’s on the Horizon for Planning in Scotland?
20/07/2020
Coronavirus – Update on Planning Services in Scotland
06/04/2020
Covid-19 Impact on Planning Services in Scotland
24/03/2020
A “Boris Bridge” Over Troubled Water?
13/02/2020
Short Term Lets (Airbnb) – The Next Chapter
09/01/2020
A Christmas Caution – A Tale of Unregulated Festive Markets
02/12/2019
Future Looking Bright for Build to Rent Market
25/09/2019
Planning for Airbnb: Key Issues and Upcoming Reforms
30/06/2019
