Planning Associate

Overview

In this role you will lead discrete planning matters and directly advise clients from an established Bristol team within a top-tier practice. You’ll handle development consent orders, CPOs, and related matters, working alongside partners shaping national policy on infrastructure projects. You’ll gain early responsibility and cross-disciplinary exposure across energy, real estate and environmental work. This is an opportunity to advance your planning career on nationally significant schemes in a collaborative, high-trust culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• broad benefits package
• career pathways

Responsibilities

• Run own matters on a varied caseload (DCOs, planning agreements, CPOs, judicial review, strategic land advice)
• Work alongside recognised leaders to gain real client exposure
• Contribute to cross-disciplinary projects with energy, real estate and environmental teams
• Develop sector knowledge in renewables, nuclear, transport or farming sectors
• Provide pragmatic, risk-aware advice to clients and counsel

Key requirements

• 3+ PQE in planning law
• strong technical foundations in planning and development procedures
• pragmatic, solution-focused approach to risk
• confidence to communicate directly with clients and counsel

• pragmatic problem-solving
• client-facing communication
• collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams
• development consent orders (DCOs)
• compulsory purchase orders (CPOs)
• judicial review

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