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Rebecca Roffe

Rebecca Roffe

UK 2026

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Practice Areas

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.

Professional Memberships

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

Publications

Westlaw insight page on Development consent order applications

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Planning & Environment - Yorkshire

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Rebecca Roffe has extensive experience in planning and environmental law, with a focus on the real estate, energy and infrastructure sectors, including work on nationally significant infrastructure projects, compulsory purchase examinations, planning appeals, and statutory biodiversity net gain.

Strengths

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  • Rebecca gives sound and pragmatic advice and can find new answers on complex projects that no one has ever done before.

    Planning & EnvironmentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • She was responsive, helpful and could explain things in a way to non-experts.

    Planning & EnvironmentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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