Anthony Gill
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Planning
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Band 2
About
Provided by Anthony Gill
Practice Areas
Anthony Gill practises in all areas of Town and Country Planning. He has particular experience in specialist housing forms such as Extra Care and Purpose Built Student Accommodation. In recent years he has developed a speciality in the law surrounding Assets of Community Value advising both the owners of nominated assets and listing authorities. In addition, he has developed a practice in sitting as a legal advisor to listing reviews.
Anthony is regularly instructed to assist in preparing planning application documentation and representations to examinations in public. He has acted as counsel to four different local plan examinations helping his local planning authority clients to navigate the examination process.
He accepts instructions in the field of Highways Law, including advisory work and appearances at public path and definitive map modification order inquiries.
Anthony is regularly instructed to draft papers in statutory challenges and Judicial Review proceedings in the High Court. Anthony has experience appearing in the High Court on planning matters. He has experience appearing in the Lands Tribunal and advising on references to the Tribunal.
Career
University of Oxford, Jesus College: BA Hons. Ancient and Modern History University of London, Kings College MA War Studies
College of Law: GDL
Inns of Court School of Law: BVC
Professional Memberships
Planning and Environmental Bar Association (PEBA)
Lincoln’s Inn
Northern Circuit
North Eastern Circuit
Publications
Anthony is a contributor to the first, second and third editions of 'Judicial Review: Law & Practice' (Jordans:2011, 2015 and 2019)
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Anthony Gill has a broad planning offering and a wealth of expertise in residential development matters and is well versed in acting for developers and local authorities.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Anthonyis flexible to work with and adaptable to changing requirements."
"Anthony Gill provides a really quick turnaround of advice which is sensible, and he is willing to deal with follow-up questions and is client-friendly."
"Anthonyis flexible to work with and adaptable to changing requirements."
"Anthony Gill provides a really quick turnaround of advice which is sensible, and he is willing to deal with follow-up questions and is client-friendly."