Chambers is delighted to announce that Christopher Katkowski KC has been made a CBE for his services to Planning in the New Year Honours List 2025.
Chris, universally known in the Planning world as ‘Kit Kat’, is consistently recognised in UK legal directories and in Planning magazine’s annual survey of planning lawyers as one of the foremost leaders in planning work in the country.
He has topped Planning magazine’s annual survey as the No. 1 planning KC a record 12 times which is more than anyone else in the history of the survey. The 2024 Survey lists him as the highest rated practitioner for commercial work.
Chris has appeared at hundreds of planning inquiries and court cases over the last 40 years. Career highlights include The Shard and most recently Places for Everyone, the joint development plan for nine Greater Manchester authorities, and the Holocaust Memorial Bill in its select committee stages in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Chris says: “I am, literally, honoured to have been made a CBE and would like to say to all the wonderful people who I have worked with over these many years who have helped me to reach this stage of my career that everything you have done is hugely appreciated by me. ”Commander Kit Kat” who would have thought?! ”
The 2025 honours list can be found here www.thegazette.co.uk
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