PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
THE TEAM
o Real estate acting for developers, investors, funders and public sector bodies on a wide variety of schemes including, housing (with a particular focus on build to rent, student accommodation, co-living, and social and affordable housing and strategic land), office schemes, logistics and retail.
o Transport with a particular focus on rail, light rail, ports, and airports.
o Energy with a particular focus on networks, solar and battery storage. Our work includes advising on the promotion of, and objections to, planning applications and compulsory purchase orders. Our clients include National Grid, SGN and a number of solar farm and battery storage developers.
o Corporate transactions advising on planning and environmental due diligence for share and asset purchase transactions.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLE
Although there will be a range of responsibilities you can expect to be involved in the following :
o advising clients on the regulatory consents required for infrastructure projects and the sequencing of these
o advising on the consenting process under the different regulatory regimes in Ireland, including for example under the Gas Acts, Maritime Area Consent legislation and the Roads Acts
o review of Environmental Impact Assessment Reports and Natura Impact Statements for projects and advice to clients on statutory compliance
o planning and environmental due diligence to include review of data rooms and preparation of reports and risk analysis to assist the Corporate Group on M&A projects
o analysis of planning permissions and of Opinions and Certificates of Compliance with Planning and liaison with RE colleagues on these
o advising on judicial review process and on prosecuting or defending judicial review proceedings
o advice on and defending planning and environmental prosecutions and on director liability
o general planning and environmental law advices including on planning exemptions, general compliance and interpretation of planning legislation and on relevant case law
YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE
The successful candidate will have :
Background :
OUR FIRM
Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential in a supportive and collegiate environment. Our culture of improvement, growth and collaboration delivers results, drives innovation, and rewards ambition.
We not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them and as such we are a natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.
Our success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives. We have a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are and celebrate this at AG.
OUR APPROACH : IMAGINE THE BEST YOU CAN BE
Everything we've accomplished can be traced back to our people and the way we work. Our reputation is something we are proud of, and constantly invest in.
Here, you'll do high calibre work, with high-character colleagues who care for one another and our clients.
Are you up for the challenge?
Planning Environmental Planning • Dublin