Departments
Tom McPhie
Solicitor
Head of Planning
Career
Tom qualified as a Solicitor in April 1999, and joined Ellisons in January 2007. Formerly Principal Solicitor for Colchester Borough Council, Tom specialises in all aspects of Planning Law, Environmental Law, Highway Law and Licensing.
He has appeared as the advocate in a number of Planning Inquiries, particularly those dealing with enforcement and certificates of lawful use.
Areas of Specialism
- Infrastructure (Section 106) Agreements
- Planning applications and planning permissions for operational development and changes of use
- Applications for certificates of lawfulness
- Enforcement notices
- Listed buildings and tree preservation orders
- Planning Contravention Notices; Breach of Condition Notices; Enforcement Notices; Stop Notices; Temporary Stop Notices; and injunctions
- Representation in the Magistrates' Court for prosecutions brought for non-compliance with planning notices; works carried out to listed buildings without consent and works carried out on protected trees
- Highway Law
- Environmental Law
- Licensing Applications
Outside the Office
Tom devotes most of his spare time to football, particularly Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur (his wife’s team – it’s only fair that he shares the misery!) and Colchester United. Tom also enjoys travel (pretty much to anywhere hot) and lists the Flinders Ranges in South Australia as his favourite place.