Vincent Fraser QC

Practice:

Town and Country Planning
Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
Highways law
Local government finance and administration
Administrative law
Environmental law
Education law
Judicial review

Profile:  

Vincent is a leading practitioner in all aspects of town and country planning, compulsory purchase and compensation, highways law, local government finance and administration, administrative law, environmental law and education law.

He appears regularly at inquiries involving in particular major retail proposals, town centre redevelopment, housing, industrial and commercial development, wind turbines, oil and gas terminal, telecommunications, minerals, waste disposal, and motorway service areas. 

He has promoted major compulsory purchase schemes and road schemes.  

He appears regularly in the Administrative Court and Lands Tribunal.

Significant Work includes:

Major mixed use redevelopment in Warrington town centre (Modus)
Large wind farm development near Doncaster (EON)
Wm Morrison and ASDA superstores (various)
Salford City Reds rugby league stadium
Redevelopment of New Brighton
Meden Valley compulsory purchase orders (English Partnerships)
Birch Coppice Distribution Centre (TNT)
Glass manufacturing plant  Ince/Elton
Factory outlet centre Kendal
Numerous major housing inquiries
Various UDP and local plan inquiries
Motorway service areas in various locations
British Telecommunications v Gwynedd CC – New Roads and Street Works arbitration
City centre compensation claims in Lands Tribunal
Wirral Parliamentary Boundary Review

Significant Reported Cases:

Wirral BC v Brock plc [2004] EWCA Civ 1611 LTL December 3rd 2004
Younger Homes (Northern) Ltd v First Secretary of State [2005] Env LR 12
Eastleigh BC v First Secretary of State (2004) 24 EG 149 (CS)
Liverpool City Council v Kelly [2003] 2 All ER 772
R (Application of Barry) v Liverpool CC [2001] LGR 361
Enterprise Inns Plc v SSETR [2000] 4 PLR 52
Powergen UK Plc v Leicester CC [2000] JPL 1037
Alnwick DC v SOSE (1999) 79 P&CR 130
Lillis v North West Water [1999] RVR 12
UK Waste Management v West Lancs DC [1997] RTR 201
Clowes Developments v SOSE [1996] 3 PLR 84
Harrogate BC v Barker [1995] RVR 193
Ford v Burnley BC [1995] RA 205
Taylor v North West Water [1995] RVR 83
Bradford MBC v Anderton (1991) 89 LGR 681
Barrow-in-Furness BC v SOSE [1992] 2 PLR 51
Singh v Rochdale MBC (1991) 65 P&CR 75
Fallows v Gateshead MBC (1992) 66 P&CR 460

Publications:  

Planning Law Digest (Sweet & Maxwell) 1992

Recommendations:   

Chambers UK 2008

Vincent Fraser is "one of the cleverest advocates in the North West and has a good grasp of the issues and an amazing capacity for the finer points of legal interpretation."  With a "Gordon Brown style of advocacy," he has expertise in a variety of planning matters including CPOs and highways.

Chambers Guide 2007: 

‘“A formidable advocate” Vincent Fraser QC is “excellence personified”. Vastly experienced in the inquiry context, he acts both for those promoting or objecting to large retail, housing energy and leisure schemes. CPO and highways inquiries also keep him busy.’

‘Known for his pure local government practice, he is heavily involved in town centre redevelopment as well as town and country planning.’

Chambers Guide 2006:

"Kings Chambers - ....this nationally reputed set was lauded as one of the dominant planning chambers....its members were further praised for the impressive scope of work undertaken and "quality results produced" which ensures that "you are never disappointed". "Shrewd" Vincent Fraser QC "excels in the art of negotiation" and has a "high calibre" national practice. His expertise was rated as "second to none" and he continues to act in high-profile local planning inquiries."

Planning Magazine:

Vincent is included amongst the top planning Barristers as chosen by leading planning lawyers and consultants in England and Wales. 

Memberships:

Planning and Environmental Bar Association
Administrative Law Bar Association
UK Environmental Law Association
Northern and North Eastern Circuit

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Oxford (University College)

Open Scholarship
Sweet & Maxwell Prize   

MA (1st class) Jurisprudence 

1981 Gray's Inn     

Holker Entrance Award
Reid Scholar
Band Prize

1982

2001

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Vincent Fraser QC

Year of Call: 1981

Year of Silk:  2001

Recorder: 2001

Head of Planning Section

Specialises In:
Planning, Environment & Public Law

Clerked by:
 William Brown

   

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