Planning

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Rebecca Mushing

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Rebecca is a specialist planning lawyer who advises on all aspects of the planning process and highway matters.

"Always very professional and extremely knowledgeable."

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Recent articles

July 25th, 2025 Public Rights of Way: how are they created, prevented, amended and extinguished?

A Public Right of Way is a path or route over which the public has a legally protected right to use regardless of who ow...

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July 17th, 2025 A streamlined planning appeals process: what are the changes and how will they impact appellants and local planning authorities?

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (‘MHLG’) announced that more planning appeals will be subject ...

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May 7th, 2025 How will planning reforms affect farmers?

The government’s commitment to building 1.5m homes over the course of this Parliament and to speed up some 150 outstandi...

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