Emily Knowles

Managing Associate
020 7405 4600
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Rachel Lee and Emily Knowles – Both of these solicitors are extremely knowledgeable in their chosen field and I have utmost confidence in their ability to negotiate the best outcomes for borough residents. Both Rachel and Emily are a pleasure to work with and I’d highly recommend them to other local planning authorities.

Legal 500 2023

We approached Sharpe Pritchard seeking advice and representation regarding an application for a 4G/5G telecoms installation, less than 30m from our front door. Emily & Rebecca were extremely approachable, informative and relatable. They understood our position, and researched and reviewed the situation as appropriate. They helped us achieve the best position possible, and, in our opinion, their input certainly added expertise and gravitas to our representations presented to Planners, and subsequently, PINS. Both the application and subsequent appeal made by the telecoms company were refused. Should we require further assistance in the future, we would not hesitate to consult with Emily & Rebecca – an honest and forthright team.

Private Client

 

Just to say a massive thank you to you all at Sharpe Pritchard for helping us out with the estates Outline Planning Applications for the last couple of days. We really appreciated you pitching in and supporting this.

London Borough client contact to Emily following crucial stage in negotiations on major regeneration project.

Practice areas:

Sector experience:

Emily acts for clients in the public and private sectors, negotiating and drafting section 106 and Highways Agreements and advising on a wide range of planning matters arising out of those negotiations.

She has experience advising clients as part of the pre-application process, reviewing and amending Planning Committee reports, advising clients on the application of national and local planning policy, and complex CIL queries. She also undertakes title due diligence as part of the planning process.

Emily advises acquiring authorities, particularly in the public sector, on the use of, and procedure for, compulsory acquisition of land and third party interests. She also has experience advising local planning authorities in respect of heritage issues, including the use of enforcement action to protect historic buildings.

Emily qualified at Sharpe Pritchard and has practised in the parliamentary and planning teams since then. She has also worked on secondment in-house at a local authority and a non-governmental statutory body.

She is currently a member of Lexis Nexis Q&A Panel for Planning and has additionally been invited to join their Case Analysis Expert Panel for Planning.

Memberships

Emily is a member of Country Land and Business Association (“CLA”).

Case highlights

  • Drafting and negotiating a section 106 agreement for an outline planning application to provide over 1,000 homes.
  • Advising a London local authority in respect of an estates regeneration project to provide over 2,500 homes.
  • Advising a planning authority in respect of an application for up to 150,000sqm of flexible employment space to be used for research and development, as well as up to 1,500 residential dwellings and supporting uses.

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