Richard is a partner in the Infrastructure Planning & Parliamentary team at national law firm TLT. He is regarded as one of the leading infrastructure planning lawyers in the UK and specialises in planning law and the authorisation of major infrastructure and commercial projects with a particular focus on renewable energy.  He has advised on more than 20 Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (requiring a Development Consent Order) under the Planning Act 2008 across multiple sectors, including on energy (including large scale solar, battery storage, wind, Liquified Natural Gas facilities, sustainable aviation fuel and energy-from-waste projects), highways, aviation and business and commercial schemes. During his nearly 20 years as a planning solicitor, he has also advised on a wide range of large-scale commercial projects, including data centres, sports stadia, theme parks, shopping centres, offices, ports, train station development, residential towers and urban regeneration schemes.