Chris Katkowski QC specialises in planning work, either preparing for and appearing at planning inquiries or acting in judicial reviews of planning decisions. Chris 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. Chris has topped Planning magazine’s annual survey as the No. 1 planning QC a record 11 times. The 2021 survey describes Chris as: “A legend of the bar” listing him as the highest rated practitioner for commercial work.

Chris was appointed by the DCLG as an advisor to the Local Plans Expert Group in 2016 and by MHCLG as an advisor to the Rosewell Review in 2018. Chris was the planning lawyer appointed by the Government to the Task Force which drew up the proposals for sweeping changes to the planning system set out in the Planning for the Future White Paper published by the Government in August 2020.

The discussion will be chaired by Ben Everitt MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing Market and Housing Delivery.