Emily Searle

Emily acts for both public and private sector clients across a broad range of planning matters, with a particular focus on affordable housing and regeneration schemes, encompassing section 106 and other statutory agreements and compulsory purchase orders. Emily has a breadth of experience advising on section 106 agreements in connection with residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes, together with a variety of statutory infrastructure agreements, including section 38, section 278, section 104, section 106, and section 33 agreements. She also has experience undertaking due diligence exercises in relation to the acquisition of residential, commercial, and mixed-use development sites. Beyond her planning practice, Emily's broader experience at the firm includes acting for government agencies, Registered Providers, and private developers on large-scale property projects - including those arising from change of control acquisitions - as well as grant funding arrangements.