Ian Ponter
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Planning
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About
Provided by Ian Ponter
Practice Areas
Ian enjoys an extensive national planning and public law practice. He is highly rated, consistently featuring in Planning’s list of top-rated junior barristers. He appears for both developers and local planning authorities at inquiries for housing, employment, retail, energy and waste schemes. He also appears at development plan examinations (both promoting and objecting to draft plans), and at CPO inquiries (as well as proceedings in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) dealing with compensation issues arising out of compulsory purchase). On top of his busy inquiry practice, he appears in the High Court on judicial reviews, statutory planning challenges, and injunctive proceedings.
Professional Memberships
PEBA
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Ian Ponter is esteemed for his planning and environmental expertise. He regularly acts for developers and land promoters and can advise on a wide range of local plan issues. He has expertise in statutory challenges, judicial reviews and compulsory purchase matters. He is also knowledgeable about highways issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ian Ponter is enjoyable to work with, a very good team player and gets the best out of the team. He is relaxed and amenable in his approach and on the ball."
"Ian is commercially aware, an expert in his field, and is very easy to work with."
"Ian Ponter is enjoyable to work with, a very good team player and gets the best out of the team. He is relaxed and amenable in his approach and on the ball."
"Ian is commercially aware, an expert in his field, and is very easy to work with."
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