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Provided by Claire Petricca-Riding
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Claire is the Head of the Planning and Environment Team which is a team of 12 specialist planning and environmental lawyers who practice in a variety of locations across the UK.
Over the last 18 years since qualification, Claire has built a solid reputation for undertaking contentious and non-contentious environmental and planning work.
Claire's current practice is split between environmental and planning matters across a range of sectors which includes residential development for volume house builders and more bespoke residential led development as well as build to rent and student led accommodation, commercial development, waste management, maritime and renewable energy. This gives Claire the technical expertise to manage complex and challenging planning and environmental issues.
She regularly writes articles and has been featured in the Ends Report, Estates Gazette, Property Week and the Property Law Journal on planning and environmental matters and appears on podcasts (50 shades of planning and Irwin Mitchell) as well as being a judge for the Planner’s Women of Influence 2022 and named as one of the Top 100 environmental professionals by ENDS in its inaugural ENDS Power List.
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Claire Petricca-Riding leads the planning and environment department at Irwin Mitchell. She frequently advises clients on contentious and non-contentious planning matters, and has notable experience handling strategic planning work and Section 106 agreements.
Claire Petricca-Riding of Irwin Mitchell advises on the environmental and planning aspects of large-scale projects. Her practice extends across the UK and covers various regulatory matters, such as investigations into water pollution allegations and statutory nuisance cases.
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"Claire Petricca-Riding is swift and able."
"Claire is very tenacious and committed to looking after her clients."
"Claire is extremely well organised, personable, very knowledgeable about current developments in law and policy, and a pleasure to work with."
"Claire is absolutely first class. She has sound legal and tactical judgement."
"Claire Petricca-Riding is swift and able."
"Claire is very tenacious and committed to looking after her clients."
"Claire is extremely well organised, personable, very knowledgeable about current developments in law and policy, and a pleasure to work with."
"Claire is absolutely first class. She has sound legal and tactical judgement."