Harriet Townsend KC is a leading practitioner in planning and environment, compulsory purchase and highways law, acting for a wide range of clients throughout England and Wales. She was appointed King’s Counsel in 2025. Harriet’s recent planning appeals have included major commercial development in the green belt; contentious residential development proposals; solar and onshore wind energy development. They have required evidence and legal argument on green and grey belt policy; biodiversity net gain; heritage law and policy; infrastructure funding; best and most versatile agricultural land, and energy policy.