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Planning Solicitor

Job in Chester, Cheshire, CH1, England, UK
Listing for: Sellick Partnership Limited - Private Practice
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-03
Job specializations:
  • Law/Legal
    Legal Counsel, Lawyer, Civil Law
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 40000 - 70000 GBP Yearly GBP 40000.00 70000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Planning Solicitor (NQ-5 PQE) to join a highly regarded and specialist Planning, Environmental, Energy and Regulatory team in Chester.

This is a great opportunity for a solicitor looking to work on complex and high-value planning and development matters
, advising an impressive client base including developers, landowners, businesses, high-net-worth individuals and public sector organisations.

The Opportunity:

You'll work directly alongside experienced Partners, gaining early exposure to high-quality work and client relationships while building your own caseload.

Your workload is likely to include:

  • Planning applications, appeals and objections
  • Section 106, S38 and S278 agreements
  • High Court challenges and Judicial Review
  • Planning enforcement, prosecutions and Certificates of Lawfulness
  • Compulsory Purchase Orders
    , village greens and public rights of way
  • Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) matters
  • Advising across both contentious and non-contentious planning matters
About You:
  • NQ-5 years PQE
  • Experience in planning law
    , ideally covering both contentious and non-contentious matters
  • Commercially minded with excellent attention to detail
  • Confident managing multiple matters and competing deadlines
  • Strong communication and client relationship skills
  • Able to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team
  • Keen to develop within a specialist planning practice
  • Environmental, energy or regulatory experience would be advantageous
  • Willing to contribute to business development and marketing

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.

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