Planning Solicitor
hace 17 horas
Peterborough
Planning Solicitor Up to £59,516 + Excellent Benefits | Permanent Peterborough is undergoing major regeneration, with projects that will reshape the city’s infrastructure and growth for decades to come. As a Planning and Highways Lawyer, you’ll play a central role in making that happen, providing expert legal advice on developments that range from city-centre regeneration to large-scale transport schemes. This is a chance to take on complex, high-profile work where your advice directly influences how the city evolves. Whether it’s negotiating Section 106 agreements, guiding planning committees, or advising on highways law, your expertise will help ensure that development is both ambitious and legally robust. What You’ll Do • Draft and negotiate Section 106 agreements and complex planning obligations, • Advise on major development proposals, regeneration projects, and transport infrastructure, • Represent Legal Services at Planning Committee with clear, confident advice, • Support planning appeals, enforcement cases, and judicial reviews, • Provide highways law advice, including agreements and adoption processes, • Work closely with planners, engineers, developers, and senior stakeholders What We’re Looking For • Qualified Solicitor, Barrister, or CILEx Fellow, • Strong planning law experience, ideally including development agreements, • Knowledge of Section 106 agreements and highways law, • Confidence advising committees and senior stakeholders in public forums, • Ability to manage complex, multi-party negotiations with commercial awareness, • Interest in regeneration and infrastructure delivery Why Join • High-Profile Projects: Play a leading part in schemes like the landmark Station Quarter redevelopment, • Visible Impact: See your work shape the city’s long-term infrastructure and growth, • Professional Development: Gain expertise quickly through a varied caseload and committee experience, • Supportive Culture: Collaborative colleagues, strong CPD, and a balanced hybrid working model