Carina Wentzel is a planning lawyer based in London. She acts for a range of clients, including private developers, institutional investors, charities, retailers, utility companies and student accommodation providers.

Carina's experience includes strategic advice on planning applications, development consent orders, permitted development rights, the Community Infrastructure Levy, and compulsory purchase and compensation. She also advises on planning appeals, judicial review claims, statutory challenges and enforcement and regularly negotiates planning and highway agreements and advises on acquisitions and disposals (single properties and portfolio sales).

Carina has written for publications including The Sunday Times, PrimeResi and LexisNexis. She is also a regular public speaker, with recent examples including seminars for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on changes of use and viability.