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Senior Highways and Planning Lawyer
PR/004794_1760431305
Posted: 14/10/2025
- Up to £59868 per annum
- South East England
- Permanent
- Legal, Local Government & Public Sector
Senior Highways and Planning Solicitor
County Council
Hybrid working - 2 days per week office attendance
Starting salary: £61,784
Sellick Partnership are delighted to be working with a well-respected County Council in the South East to seek a Senior Highways & Planning Solicitor to join their friendly team on a permanent basis.
Responsibilities of the Senior Highways & Planning Solicitor:
- Conducting a number of Highways & Planning Agreements, countryside and highways enforcement, and mineral planning advice
- Working in a committed way, sometimes to tight deadlines
- Working collaboratively with fellow lawyers in the District and Borough legal teams
- Advising on general highways and planning issues, planning enforcement, local government law, Commons, Village Greens, Public Rights of Way, drainage and flooding, and conducting any related litigation
Benefits of the Senior Highways & Planning Solicitor role:
- 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
- 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
As a Senior Highways & Planning Solicitor, you will have experience in the following skills and abilities:
- Negotiating Highways and Planning agreements
- Providing solutions-focussed advice on a range of planning and highways matters
- Drafting briefs to Counsel
- Drafting and servicing highways notices and TROs and advising on DMMOs
- Involvement in s78 TCPA 1990 appeals and drafting of related s106 agreements
- Supervision of paralegal and solicitor roles
- Managing competing priorities to achieve client deadlines
- Exemplary client care
Interested in applying for the Highways & Planning Solicitor role?
This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Senior Highways & Planning Solicitor to join an esteemed County Council with a great reputation, on a permanent basis. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this position, or contact Lucy Walsh in our Manchester office for an informal and confidential discussion about the role.
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.
Lucy Walsh
Recruitment Consultant