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Elaine Field
Legal Director
0161 836 8823
07772 053 634
elaine.field@brabners.com
Elaine is a Legal Director in our property team. She leads our planning law team.
An experienced lawyer, Elaine advises on all aspects of planning, including around strategy, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), biodiversity net gain, complex planning and infrastructure agreements (including energy infrastructure schemes), large-scale development projects (including town centre regeneration and urban extension projects), appeals, legal challenges, highways and public rights of way (PROWs), compulsory purchase orders (including compensation) and town and village green applications.
Elaine provides focused, no-nonsense and highly commercial advice to a broad range of clients across both the public and private sectors including local authorities, housebuilders, housing associations (registered providers of social housing), developers, retailers, landholders and institutional lenders. She has also advised a number of statutory undertakers in relation to development consent orders, compulsory purchase orders and Transport and Works Act orders.
Elaine's clients include Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Cheshire West & Chester Council, Jigsaw Homes, TJ Morris, Cube Homes and Magenta Living.
Previous in-house roles at local authorities have given her a strong understanding of their inner workings and approaches to dealing with legal matters.
She’s also experienced in the residential and social housing sectors and understands the complexities around securing grant funding in a planning context.
Elaine always works collaboratively and understands that in most situations the ‘other side’ of the transaction is a counterpart — not an adversary — to achieve deals that works well for her clients while maintaining effective and professional working relations.
Outside of work, she’s a self-confessed Trekkie and her household’s chief dog walker.
A member of the Compulsory Purchase Association, Elaine has been recognised as a 'Key Lawyer' by The Legal 500.
Elaine has practised law since October 2005 and joined us in November 2022. She’s based in our Manchester office.
Case highlights
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Acted for the Council in securing a compulsory purchase order for the acquisition of a dilapidated listed building in key city centre location.
Charnwood Borough Council
Negotiated the planning agreement for Broadnook Garden Village. The development consisted of 1,950 dwellings, 15 ha of employment use, a new school, community facilities, retail units and assisted living facilities.
Harborough District Council
Negotiated the planning agreement for the Lutterworth East urban extension scheme for 2,750 dwellings, 36 acres of commercial space, a new school and greenspace.
National Powergrid
Acted in relation to protective provisions in relation to HS2, advised on electrical demands for HS2 and attended Select Committee meetings.
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