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Lewis Denton

Lewis Denton

Direct dial: 0161 214 0535
Email: lewis.denton@weightmans.com

Formerly with Mace & Jones, Lewis specialises in Planning, Compulsory Purchase, Highway and Environmental Law. With 37 years experience, Lewis has an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by public sector, commercial and corporate clients.

Lewis advises clients on planning negotiations, applications, appeals, enforcement, S.106, 278, 38 and 104 agreements relating to development proposals, including advocacy at planning appeal hearings. He also advises on highway issues, such as stopping up orders and Highways Act agreements, to facilitate development, and on opposing compulsory purchase orders and advising on CPO compensation cases, including references to the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal. He advises on a wide variety of environmental issues, such as waste handling, contaminated land, environmental permitting and statutory nuisances.

Lewis is recognised in the Legal 500 Legal Directory as having “a varied practice and ‘great in-depth knowledge’.”