Sabah Siddiq

Sabah Siddiq is an associate solicitor in our leading Planning & Environmental Law team and advises clients from our Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Wokingham offices, as well as remotely.

Her experience includes advising on all planning and highways related matters contentious and non-contentious including advising on complex s106 agreements, planning appeals, planning strategic advice, enforcement matters, CIL, advising on judicial reviews, highway agreements and contract conditional on planning.

Sabah joined Blandy & Blandy in 2022 from a top 50 national law firm, having previously worked at three other firms in the south east. She also brings over a decade’s experience of working in two local authorities in the Thames Valley, resulting in a firm insight into how they operate and make decisions.

Blandy & Blandy is ranked among the UK's top 20 Planning Law firms in Planning magazine’s 2023 Planning Law Survey and is consistently recognised as a top tier firm in the UK's leading guides to law firms, Chambers UK and The Legal 500. Sabah is also individually recommended in the latter.

In the past six years we have been named as a finalist in the ‘Property Law Firm of the Year’ category at the Thames Valley Property Awards three times (2017, 2018 and 2023), winning in 2017. Recently, we were also named ‘Property Law Firm of the Year’ at the 2023 Insider South East Property Awards and 'Best Law Firm' at the 2023 Royal Berkshire Property Awards. Our successful approach is further reflected in the excellent client feedback we continue to receive.

Examples of recent work

• Advising, negotiating & drafting complex S106 Agreement for a developer, which included affordable housing, viability review mechanisms, financial contributions, highways agreements and parking permit restrictions.
• Advising developer on a contract conditional on planning in connection with land deal.
• Advising supermarket on judicial review challenges and reviewing and auditing planning officer’s report.
• Advising Trustees on Breach of Condition Notice in relation to Quarry and liaising with the Council and the environmental agency to rectify the planning breaches.
• Advising and assisting Local Authority on Footpath Diversion Order inquiry in connection with mixed use commercial and residential development referred to Secretary of State for determination.