Rebecca Mushing
Rebecca is a specialist planning lawyer who advises on all aspects of the planning process and highway matters.
About Rebecca
Rebecca's work includes community infrastructure levy, objections to development, certificates of lawful use and development, permitted development rights, planning obligation agreements, highway agreements, enforcement, planning appeals and judicial review, stopping up and diversion applications and HS2 compensation claims. Rebecca acts for a wide variety of clients including local planning authorities, registered providers, landowners and developers.
Rebecca is a pleasure to work with, always helpful, professional and knowledgeable.
Experience
- Acting for a Local Planning Authority in respect of their full case load of section 106 agreements.
- Acting for a Registered Provider in connection with highway sectional agreements.
- Advising a client on removing themselves from being included within a CPO for a regeneration scheme to avoid relocation resulting in upgrades to their property.
- Assisting Counsel in respect of a public inquiry concerning development within the curtilage of a heritage asset.
- Assisting in the case of Fidler v Secretary of State leading to a change in the law around the time limits for enforcement.
- Advising a landowner in connection with threatened enforcement action by the local planning authority for unauthorised works to a listed building.
- Advising a local planning authority in connection with the requirement for an EIA and hedgerow regulations.
- Advising a variety of agricultural clients in connection with the conversion of existing barns pursuant to permitted development rights and removal of agricultural tie conditions.
- Successfully acting for a commercial farming client on seeking a declaration at the High Court to confirm their solar farm project did not along with a neighbouring unrelated project result in an NSIP.
Career
Rebecca studied at Coventry University. She joined Wright Hassall in 2006 as a paralegal and qualified as a solicitor with us in 2014. Rebecca then joined Shoosmiths, before returning to Wright Hassall in 2018.
Interests
Outside of work Rebecca enjoys playing in her local ladies rounders league, walking her dog and exploring the woods and local parks with her two young boys.
Rebecca Mushing has a broad experience advising housing associations, landowners and developers on all aspects of planning and highways. She acts in both contentious and non-contentious matters.
