Rebecca is a Partner in our Planning Group in Sheffield with over 14 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 part of the management board of the Sheffield Property Association, a member of NIPA and UKELA, and leads the diversity and inclusion strategy for the Real Estate sector at CMS.