CMS

Partner, Real Estate

Rebecca is a Partner in our Planning Group in Sheffield with over 10 years of experience in all planning and environmental matters. She deals with contentious and non-contentious issues for investors, developers, consenting authorities, contractors and operators, particularly in the energy and climate change, real estate and infrastructure sectors. She focuses on derisking investment in, and development of, complex schemes through strategic advice and novel approaches to risk allocation. She has deep expertise in land assembly and CPO, environmental impact and habitats assessment, Development Consent Order applications, planning/highways agreements, enforcement and inquiry work, energy and sustainability regulation and contaminated land.

Rebecca is the Chair of the Sheffield branch of the Forum for the Built Environment and the Development Team of the Sheffield Property Association. She is also a key member of our CMS Women and ENABLE Wellbeing and Mental Health networks, with a keen interest in volunteering.

Chair, Forum for the Built Environmental, Sheffield City Region Branch Development Team member, Sheffield Property Association Member, UKELA Member, Women in Mining Member, Compulsory Purchase Association

2007 – LLB and LPC, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham

2006 – pGDL in Law, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham

2003 – BA Politics, University of Sheffield, Sheffield

Publications

Westlaw insight page on Development consent order applications

Lectures list

May 2019 - RICS Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards Roadshow June 2018 - RICS Environmental Law Update October 2017 - RICS Sustainability Seminar