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Rebecca Roffe

Partner

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
1-3 Charter Square
Sheffield
S1 4HS
United Kingdom
Languages English, French

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.

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"Rebecca is very pragmatic in her approach. She gets results."

Chambers, 2024

"Rebecca does really good-quality, complex work."

Chambers, 2023

"She 'deals well with tight deadlines, provides good advice and is very easy to work with'."

Legal 500, 2020

"deep expertise across a spectrum of environmental matters, including water law, pollution and habitats"

Chambers 2019

"particularly strong on handling transactional matters"

Chambers 2019

“she deals well with tight deadlines, provides good advice and is very easy to work with".

Client feedback

"Next generation lawyer"

Legal 500

"Highly commended"

Rising Star Awards

Relevant experience

  • U+I on securing planning permission and subsequent variations to enable construction of its flagship Mill Green Outlet Village retail scheme in Cannock, despite novel retail restriction drafting in the s.106 agreement.
  • North York Moors National Park Authority in relation to its role as consenting authority for the construction and operation of the York Potash polyhalite mine and mineral transport system in the National Park.
  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments, M&G, SEGRO and UK & European on the planning and environmental aspects of various property sales, purchases, developments and M&A deals.
  • Maple Grove Developments in relation to the promotion of the Cuerden Strategic Site, including legal review of application papers, drafting and negotiating s.106 agreement and negotiating conditional development agreement with all landowner parties.
  • Whitemoss Landfill Limited in relation to a successful application for a Development Consent Order for a hazardous waste landfill site, including advising on consultation and engagement strategy, appearing at examination hearings, advising on land assembly strategy and negotiating s.106 contributions.
  • Costco in relation to the acquisition and development of various brownfield sites for the construction of Warehouse Clubs, including allocating environmental liability, negotiating planning and highways agreements and advising on CIL.
  • Enfield Borough Council on the acquisition of land for its Meridan Water scheme, involving advising on planning policy, environmental insurance options and contractual risk apportionment.
  • Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited on its offshore wind schemes, focussing on compliance with environmental impact assessment and biodiversity legislation.
  • A Biffa group company on the sale of part of a non-operational landfill site to a developer of service and petrol stations.
  • Tarmac Trading Limited in relation to its role as interested party in respect of the East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange, including presenting written and verbal advocacy at hearings, advising on compensation and negotiating agreements in lieu of the use of CPO powers.
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Memberships & Roles

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

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Publications

Westlaw insight page on Development consent order applications

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Lectures list

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

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Education

  • 2007 – LLB and LPC, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham
  • 2006 – pGDL in Law, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham
  • 2003 – BA Politics, University of Sheffield, Sheffield
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16/05/2024
Biodiversity Net Gain
This programme of webinars provides a short and incisive review of some key topics relating to real estate, planning and construction in the United Kingdom.  
15/03/2024
CMS Real Estate Data Centre Consenting in England and Wales
1. Do you have to enter into a form of agreement with the local au­thor­ity/mu­ni­cip­al­ity when applying for consent for a data centre in your jurisdiction? In England, local planning authorities may require...
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12/02/2024
Biodiversity Net Gain comes into force - what does it mean for you?
It has been over 2 years since the concept of mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) was introduced  by the Environment Act 2021. After months of delay, today the provisions finally come into force. It...
16/10/2023
Biodiversity Net Gain – Where are we now?
On 9 November 2021, the Environment Act 2021 received Royal Assent. A key provision of the Act was the introduction of mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), a requirement that aims to leave biodiversity...
24/07/2023
CMS-led planning appeal emphasises important points around fear of crime...
On 26 June 2023, a Planning Inspector allowed an important appeal made by Serco Ltd against the refusal of Stafford Borough Council (the “Council”) to grant a temporary planning permission for a change...
03/07/2023
Habitat Regulations Assessments High Court Case – Implications for Planning
On 30 June 2023, the High Court handed down an important decision concerning the interpretation and application of the EU Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild...
17/03/2023
Six things landlords need to know about minimum energy efficiency standards...
In 2018, the government introduced MEES to improve the energy efficiency of private rented property. In this six-part series, we discuss the impact the MEES Regulations will have on landlords and tenants before and after 1 April 2023, and the actions landlords should take as a result.
21/02/2023
Key energy efficiency changes for commercial property from 1 April 2023
From 1 April 2023, there will be a prohibition on landlords of commercial property continuing to let properties with sub-standard EPC ratings under the minimum energy efficiency standards or ‘MEES’. We...
30/01/2023
Be aware of the key date of 1 April 2023 for MEES and commercial property
Summary1 April 2023 is an important date in the application of minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) to commercial property in England and Wales. From 1 April 2023, there will be a prohibition on...
08/11/2022
Hillside Revisited 3 – Sage Advice – Development pursuant to a planning...
In the third in our series of Law-Nows looking at the Supreme Court’s judgment in Hillside[1], we consider how the Supreme Court has clarified the applicability of the Sage[2] principle. The Supreme...
26/05/2021
Movement on new legal framework for air pollution, water quality and nature...
Reintroduced to Parliament on 12 May, the Environment Bill (the “Bill”) is expected to enter into force in autumn 2021, ahead of the UK hosting COP26 in Glasgow in November. The Bill sets out a legal...
02/02/2021
Webinar: Planning reform in the North: Levelling up or doubling down?
The CMS Planning Team and independent planning consultancy Quod will discuss the changes to the Use Classes Order and the General Permitted Development Order, and the impact the changes could have in...