Dr Liz Lake (Dip LA FLI DU Essex) and Michelle Bolger (CMLI Dip LA BA (Hons) LA PGCE BA (Hons) English) are both experienced expert witnesses for planning appeal inquiries, call-in inquiries and local plan reviews. They have presented evidence on behalf of appellants, local planning authorities and local groups, preparing proofs of evidence, attending legal briefings, agreeing Statements of Common Ground, and answering questions under cross-examination.

While Liz Lake concentrates more on site-specific development projects, Michelle Bolger has developed a particular expertise in wind energy development and has successfully defended a number of refusals for planning permission on behalf of local planning authorities and local groups. For further details of recent wind energy appeals download here.

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