Martyn joined Town at the beginning of 2025 from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, where he practiced for nine years. He has significant experience advising on complex major mixed-use regeneration projects, commercial development projects in London, hyperscale data centre proposals, renewables projects, and on the promotion and delivery of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. Martyn has been consistently ranked as a Leading Associate for Planning in London in the Legal 500.
Experience:
QTS Data Centres
Advising on the £10bn 720MW artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing data centre campus at the former Power Station site in Cambois, near Blyth, within the North East AI Growth Zone.
West London Data Centre
Advising a confidential client on proposals for a 72MW hyperscale data centre development in West London with a gross capital investment value of c.£1bn.
British Land
Advising on the planning aspects of proposals for waste, multi-level logistics and data centre uses on an existing industrial site at Hannah Close, Wembley.
Legal & General and Sine QN
Advising in connection with proposals for a 77MW hyperscale data centre and supporting energy centre, including proposals for recycling heat for district heating projects, within the London Docklands in the London Borough of Newham.
AQUIND Limited
Advising on the promotion of the AQUIND Interconnector Order (DCO) seeking development consent for a 2GW underground and subsea electricity interconnector between the UK and France.
Axa IM Alts
Advising on proposals for Fairbanks Studios, the redevelopment of approximately 50% of the BBC Elstree Centre to provide a modern media campus for the high-end TV and independent film production.
BL CW Holdings Limited (British Land)
Advising British Land on its proposals for the Canada Water Masterplan in Southwark, a £4bn, 53-acre major mixed use regeneration project.
LandSec U+I
Advising on proposals for Project Hartree, a new urban quarter in Cambridge comprising approximately 5,600 homes, shops, workplaces, education, community and leisure facilities, and open spaces across 48 hectares of brownfield land.
Trina Solar UK
Advising on proposals or a 30MW battery storage facility in Frome, Sommerset and the securing of planning permission on appeal.
The Wellcome Trust
Advising on proposals for the refurbishment of Evelyn Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to convert the former student accommodation halls back to residential accommodation.
Waypoint Asset Management Limited
Advising on the planning aspects of the acquisition of The PRS REIT Holding Company Limited, which held the entirety of the PRS REIT’s property portfolio, for an estimated value of £628 million.
The Madison Square Garden Company
Advising on the proposals for the MSG Sphere London, a state-of-the-art 21,500 capacity music and entertainment venue with an illuminated external façade in Stratford City.