Douglas Milne

Areas of practice
Planning & Environmental
Transportation Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Douglas is the Head of our Planning Law Team. He can draw particular benefit from having worked not only in private practice but also for the Scottish Government. Douglas advises public sector, commercial and private clients on all aspects of planning law.      

Our planning team sees benefit for clients in the provision of sound, legal advice from the outset of a proposal, thereby making any grant of planning permission as free from challenge as possible. Douglas is therefore frequently involved in major planning projects, whether they be for commercial bodies or public sector clients who are undertaking development.  

Clients for whom Douglas is currently acting include the Ministry of Defence, The Moray Council, and numerous commercial developers who are pursuing strategic land development opportunities. Douglas advised the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority on the legal aspects of its application for planning permission for a low level radioactive waste repository which forms a key part of the decommissioning of the former nuclear power station at Dounreay.  

Recent instructions have included acting for local planning authorities in their defence of petitions for judicial review, advising clients on the implications of planning law reform and advising on issues arising from the compulsory acquisition of land which has been required to deliver key infrastructure projects.

Douglas is also a member of our Energy & Utlities team.