Jo Lilliott

Jo works with national developers, private individuals and businesses and local authorities as well as planning consultants to provide the highest quality of planning law advice.

As a member of Holmes & Hills planning law team, Jo specialises in all aspects of planning and highways law, particularly relating to planning obligations and highway works agreements. Jo currently acts for a number of Local Authorities, private landowners and developers in the South East.

Together with her colleagues in the Planning and Development Department Jo can provide a professional, comprehensive service in relation to all aspects of planning and highway matters being fully aware of the commercial needs of developers and the regulatory requirements of Local Authorities.

Jo has been recognised by the Legal 500 for here expertise in planning law. Qualifying as a solicitor in 1985, she joined Holmes & Hills’ specialist Planning & Local Government Department in September 2004 having previously worked for Essex County Council.

Work highlights

• Acting for a local authority in concluding a complex S106 Agreement to secure phased development of approximately 1,000 Dwellings and the provision of local community facilities including land and financing for a primary school, affordable housing and a substantial area of open space.
• Acting for a local authority in concluding a complex S106 Agreement to secure affordable housing provision on a development of approximately 750 dwellings. 
• Acting for a national developer in the negotiation and drafting of a Planning Obligation stipulating financial contributions towards traffic calming measures, bus services, education and school transport, health facilities and the provision of on-site affordable housing in relation to a planned development.

Jo is based at Holmes & Hills Solicitors in Braintree but will soon be based at Holmes & Hills Solicitors' new regional Head Office - the A12 Commercial Hub - in Marks Tey, Colchester.