Senior Planning Lawyer

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: PO6 (£52,584 – £55,620) – PO7 (£57,663 – £60,819)
Work location: Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TR 
Hours per week: 36 per week 
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 8th June 2025 at 23:59

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.
Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

This is a remarkable time for Planning Lawyers within the Council, given our steadfast commitment to advancing high-profile regeneration projects and expanding our housing initiatives across the Borough. As a vital member of our dynamic team, you will play a crucial role in providing expert legal guidance to both officers and members on a diverse range of planning-related matters. Your duties will encompass overseeing planning matters, including negotiating planning obligations agreements and highways agreements. As well as, dealing with planning appeals, judicial reviews and providing comprehensive legal advice to planning officers and at planning and regulatory committees. We are actively seeking a talented legal professional who can bring their expertise and commitment to excellence to our organisation, whether from a background in private practice or the public sector.

About the team

At Haringey Legal Services, you’ll find an exciting and diverse workplace. You will work with colleagues who have significant experience within their specialism. The work you do will benefit our community directly and make a positive impact on people’s lives. Our legal teams are here to support the Council’s goals by advising on various interesting projects. Join us and be part of a team where your work matters, and your contributions are valued.

About you

We’re seeking a dynamic individual who currently holds the title of solicitor, barrister, or CILEX. Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of 2-3 years PQE in planning law in the UK. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate closely with seasoned specialists in planning, and regeneration, working alongside fast-paced and forward-thinking client teams. In this pivotal role, you’ll navigate a diverse array of complex planning matters, making meaningful contributions to our dynamic environment.
If you feel excited about this role and worry that your past experiences don’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. We believe that a confident, motivated lawyer with strong communication and influencing skills can excel within our excellent and friendly legal team. Your unique perspective and abilities could bring valuable contributions to our dynamic environment.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.    Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.     Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk