Senior Planning Lawyer: Regeneration & Infrastructure Impact

Peterborough First group; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to Work

Home & Electronics schemes

Extra annual leave (buy up to 10 days)

Car lease scheme

Volunteer hours

Job summary

Peterborough City Council is seeking a Planning Lawyer to help shape regeneration in Peterborough, including major schemes like Station Quarter. You will advise on planning applications, secure planning obligations, and contribute to highways delivery and strategic growth.

The role involves presenting at Planning Committee meetings, negotiating Section 106 agreements, and supporting complex development proposals within a dynamic public sector environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified professional in planning law with current practising certificate.
• Proven experience in planning applications and development control processes.
• Strong knowledge of planning obligations and highway-related matters.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of planning and highways matters from instruction to completion.
• Draft and negotiate Section 106 agreements and planning obligations.
• Provide expert legal advice at Planning Committee meetings (on a rota basis).
• Advise on complex development proposals, including major regeneration programmes.
• Deal with planning appeals, enforcement issues, and judicial review matters.
• Support work on highways agreements, adoption processes, and transport-related projects.
• Work collaboratively with planners, developers and external partners to progress key schemes.
• Underpin the Council's growth ambitions through sound, strategic legal advice.

Skills

Planning law

Section 106

Highways law

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Urban development

Commercial awareness

Education

Qualified Solicitor/Barrister or Fellow of CILEx with practising certificate

Job description

Peterborough City Council is seeking a Planning Lawyer to help shape regeneration in Peterborough, including major schemes like Station Quarter. You will advise on planning applications, secure planning obligations, and contribute to highways delivery and strategic growth.

The role involves presenting at Planning Committee meetings, negotiating Section 106 agreements, and supporting complex development proposals within a dynamic public sector environment.