Martha Grekos
· Martha is an expert in all aspects of planning law, with a focus on the promotion and implementation of large complex urban regeneration projects and major infrastructure projects, often in the fields of transport and energy.
· She specialises in promoting redevelopment projects that are politically sensitive and involve large and complex environmental impact assessments, compulsory purchase orders, highway orders, planning agreements and appeal court proceedings including judicial review. She also drafts and promotes Development Consent Orders and Transport and Works Act Orders and drafts and negotiates infrastructure agreements.
· Martha has been appointed by various organisations as non-executive director, board advisor and trustee. She also taught planning law at the University of Cambridge. She is published widely.
Practice Area
Panels
- Case Analysis Panel
- Consulting Editorial Board
- Contributing Author
- Q&A Panel
Qualified Year
- 2000
Qualifications
- LL.M
- LL.B
Education
- University of Cambridge
- University of Bristol
1 Contributions by Martha Grekos
PRACTICE NOTES
Permitted development for agricultural buildings and land in England (GPDO 2015): change of use (Classes Q–S), operational development (Part 6 A–C), limitations, prior approval and 2024 updates
Under section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990), planning permission is needed for the carrying out of any development of land.
TCPA 1990, s 55(1) explains that ‘development’ means:
carrying out building, engineering, mining or other operations in, on, over or under land (see Practice Note: Operational development); or
making any material change in the use of any buildings or other land (see Practice Note: Material change of use).
By virtue of TCPA 1990, s 58(1)(a), permission can be conferred by a ‘development order’.
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (GPDO 2015), SI 2015/596, is such an order for these purposes. It authorises specific types of development, set out in the different classes in GPDO 2015, SI 2015/596, Sch 2, to be carried out without the need to obtain planning permission...
Planning
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