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Mark Howells Barrister
Planning Law Barrister | 5+ years experience

Mark Howells

Mark was called to the Bar in 2019 and has a broad planning, public law, highways and licensing practice. He completed his pupillage and previously held tenancy at Kings Chambers. Mark now primarily acts in an advisory capacity to private individuals, developers, and Local Authority clients.

Biography

Mark holds a developing practice across all areas of planning, highways and licensing, and takes an active interest in Local Authority and infrastructure work. He has assisted at large public enquiries, has experience defending applications for judicial review, and has been involved with enforcement proceedings.
 
Recently, Mark has advised on the Government’s call-in procedures and represented a private client in an enforcement and s78 appeal hearing which concerned highway safety and the planning merits of renewable fuels.
 
Before joining chambers, Mark completed an engineering degree before qualifying as a teacher and investment manager. Mark enjoys drawing upon his engineering and commercial background when dealing with technical planning matters.
 

Mark accepts instructions in the below areas of law.

Planning & Environmental Law

  • Public/Administrative Law
  • Licensing
  • Highways
  • Civil Litigation

Practice Specialisms

  • Planning applications
  • Planning hearings, inquiries, statutory appeals or judicial reviews.
  • Enforcement inquiries and prosecutions
  • Injunctions
  • Rights of Way
  • Licensing appeals

Professional qualifications and associations

  • Called to the Bar in 2019
  • LLM (Barrister) – Distinction, BPP University
  • GDL – Distinction, BPP University
  • MEng – Double First, University of Oxford (Trinity College)
  • Planning and Environment Bar Association (PEBA) Member
  • Lincoln’s Inn Member
  • BPP Scholarship for Excellence
  • Hardwicke and Lord Denning Scholar (Lincoln’s Inn)
  • Trinity College Prize for Performance in Finals
  • Millard Exhibitioner and Scholar Trinity College
  • Corus Prize for Excellence
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