Solicitor - Planning

Denbighshire County Council; Ruthin; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Annual leave 26+ days

LGPS

Employee wellbeing

Rewards & savings

Car salary scheme

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Denbighshire County Council is seeking an experienced Solicitor - Planning for its Planning team at County Hall, Ruthin. The role offers a salary of £50,908 to £53,051 per year, 37 hours per week, and a permanent contract with hybrid working (4 days remote).

Appointment subject to satisfactory references. Training and development opportunities are provided to strengthen planning law expertise within the Council’s legal service.

Qualifications

• Law degree (or equivalent/higher)
• Qualified as a Solicitor or Barrister holding a current practising certificate
• Experience advising on procurement law, commercial property transactions, drafting construction contracts, and planning law practice

Skills

Procurement law

Commercial property

Construction contracts

Planning law

Job description

Solicitor - Planning

Company: Denbighshire County Council

Job reference: PELL00015D1CWE

Salary: £50,908 to £53,051 a year

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: County Hall, Ruthin (LL15 1YN) with flexible working available

Working pattern: Hybrid - 4 days remote

Job type: Permanent

Closing date: 10/11/2026

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Planning professional, with some commercial property experience to support the Council’s planning functions and wider corporate objectives.

You will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive and high‑quality legal service, specialising in planning law.

Training and development will be provided in areas where the successful candidate may have less experience.

This vacancy is undoubtedly a great opportunity for an ambitious and motivated professional to flourish.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references.

Contact: Sally Henderson (01824 706155) or Kath Morris (01824 706199) to discuss the post.

We believe the hard work and commitment of our staff should be properly rewarded, so we offer a range of benefits to help our employees achieve a work/life balance, develop in their career, and we support them in our work.

Benefits

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays) rising with length of service to a total of 32 days
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Focus on Employee Wellbeing and access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Lifestyle Savings via DCC Rewards Direct(high street shopping, holidays, days out etc)
• Car salary sacrifice scheme and car leasing scheme
• Family friendly policies

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

Essential requirements

Law degree (or equivalent/higher)Qualified as a Solicitor or Barrister holding a current practising certificateExperience of working as a qualified lawyer advising on and undertaking at least oneof the following legal areas:(viii) procurement law work, including advising on procurements regulated by thePublic Contracts Regulations 2015and/or(ix) commercial property transactions and dealing with high value and complexdevelopmentsand/or(x) the drafting of Construction contracts -standard forms and amending the same(viii) Planning law practice and procedure