Biography
I specialise in Planning, Environmental, Highways and Local Government law and practice, having worked for almost 20 years in several of the North West’s largest planning and highways authorities and national law firms.
Recent Highlights
Some of my recent work includes successfully defending a Client being prosecuted for allegedly blocking off a footpath. I'm also retained by a large car park management company to provide planning and advertisement legal advice and have helped one of the UK’s largest housebuilders deal with councils’ non-determination of applications, which threatened to undermine their schemes.
Testimonials
‘Pamela Chesterman and Victoria Tague are both excellent, very good to deal with and very responsive.’ - Legal 500, 2025 (Leading Partner)
‘Pamela Chesterman is available, knowledgeable, and her advice is trustworthy.’
‘Pamela Chesterman has vast experience having previously worked for a local authority; she understands matters from both sides as a result and has significant insight – she is always there to give advice and 360 degree view.’
‘Pamela Chesterman is standout on all fronts, from delivery to client engagement! Having that experience of having worked for a local authority is invaluable.’
‘Pamela Chesterman is engaging, efficient and extremely knowledgeable of the law and the sector. Her enthusiasm and ability to assist with planning committees providing legal advice on a wide-range of planning-related topics makes her a firm favourite with committee members and officers. Pamela has the ability to adapt and communicate complex concepts so that they can be understood.’ - Legal 500, 2024 (Leading Individual)
"Approachable, accommodating and solution focused. Also highlighting wide range of issues and risks and presented options for approaches." - Legal 500, 2022
