Christopher Boyle KC

Practice Areas

Christopher specialises in Town and Country Planning, Compulsory Purchase, Environmental and Infrastructure Law.

Christopher was called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in November 1994 and appointed King's Counsel in March 2013. He joined Landmark Chambers in 2007.

For nearly 30 years, he has specialised in Town and Country Planning, Compulsory Purchase, Environmental and Infrastructure Law, acting principally for developers, landowners and scheme promoters.

For over 25 years, Christopher's practice has been dominated by the promotion of major housing schemes across the country, at section 78 and local plan. These include past and present promotion of 2,000 houses at Sayers Common, 1000 in Cambridge, 4,500 in the Wirral and many schemes of around 100-500 units taking advantage of para 11 of the NPPF.

Christopher has recognised expertise in the issues of housing, 5-year land supply local plan and neighbourhood plan matters. At Dawlish he defeated the first ever neighbourhood plan to reach examination. His case Woodcock Holdings v SSCLG represents a milestone case in the approach to the then para. 14 of the NPPF. He regularly appears for landowner and developer interests in promoting strategic sites. He is an acknowledged authority on Habitats sites, nutrient and water neutrality, recently winning the 1000-dwelling 'Darwin Green' appeal for BDW.

His clients include many of the Country’s largest house-builders: Barratt/David Wilson, Berkeley Homes, Crest Nicholson, Persimmon, Croudace, Gleeson Developments, Wates and Rydon Homes among others. He regularly acts for landpromoters landed estate and landowners directly promoting their own sites.