- SRA number
- 562054
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 1 November 2011
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Head office
- London EC4V 6AL
- Branch towns
- Thame
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 1: Planning
- Website (SRA record)
- jsplanninglaw.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 07769 657259
- Companies House status
- Active (07622709, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 5 May 2011
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- SRA firms in City of London
- 754 (178 residential property)
James Smith (Planning Law Services) Limited is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since November 2011 and recorded under SRA number 562054. The SRA record lists 2 practising offices: the head office at Fleet House, London, EC4V 6AL, plus 1 further office in Thame. Its constitution is recorded as incorporated company (limited by shares).
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 1 area of law: Planning. Residential property is not among the reported areas, so the firm does not appear in the conveyancing lists on this site's town and city pages.
The head office postcode EC4V 6AL falls within City of London (London), where the SRA register lists 754 authorised firms with a practising office, 178 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Riverside Legal Services Limited (100 m, London), Sebastians (100 m, London), Humphries Kerstetter LLP (100 m, London), Hall Ellis Limited (100 m, London) and Hempsons LLP (100 m, London). 2 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as JAMES SMITH (PLANNING LAW SERVICES) LIMITED (company number 07622709), a private limited company incorporated on 5 May 2011, 15 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". Companies House also lists 1 earlier registered name, most recently JAMES SMITH ASSOCIATES PLANNING LIMITED. The registered office town is THAME, which differs from the practising head office town.
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | Fleet House, 8-12 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6AL | City of London | 07769 657259 |
| Branch | 30a Upper High Street, Thame, OX9 3EX | South Oxfordshire |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.
Companies House record
JAMES SMITH (PLANNING LAW SERVICES) LIMITED, company number 07622709, private limited company, incorporated 5 May 2011. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 July 2025 (micro entity). Registered office town: THAME. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Riverside Legal Services Limited · London · residential property100 m
- Sebastians · London · residential property100 m
- Humphries Kerstetter LLP · London100 m
- Hall Ellis Limited · London100 m
- Hempsons LLP · London100 m
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Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 28 August 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.