Daniel Watney has appointed Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners’ Brendan Hodges as senior associate partner to its planning team.
Hodges has more than 25 years’ experience in both the public and private sectors, including 10 years at Westminster City Council.
He will be responsible for overseeing planning applications and appeals; community and stakeholder engagement; representations on statutory plans and providing general development and planning advice.
In addition to the central London market, Hodges’s specialisms include urban mixed-use development, built heritage, energy infrastructure and planning enforcement.
Recent high-profile transactions he has been involved with include securing planning permission for a 200-bed hotel close to London City Airport on behalf of Crown International Estates.
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