Leticia (Coco) Mandra
Senior Associate
About
Leticia is a senior associate in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase team. She a dual-qualified solicitor in Argentina and England & Wales and specialises in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious planning, infrastructure and highways law with experience acting for local authorities in central London, government bodies and developers across England and Wales.
Leticia advises clients on the promotion of nationally significant infrastructure projects in relation to applications for development consent orders on all matters including planning, environmental and compulsory acquisition.
She is a member of Women in Planning South West and Committee member the Bristol Property Inclusion Charter.
Experience
- National Highways: Advising in relation to the development consent order for A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme.
- National Highways: Advising as promoter of highway infrastructure consents.
- Gloucestershire County Council: Advising in relation to the development consent order application for the M5 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme.
- RWE: Advising on land-related issues in relation to the development consent order application for Dogger Bank South Offshore Windfarm.
- The Home Office: Advising in relation to consenting strategy for the accommodation of asylum seekers.
- Local authorities: Providing local authorities with regular advice in relation to consenting strategy and alternatives for the delivery of infrastructure in their area.
Credentials
- Admitted as a solicitor: Argentina (2006), England & Wales (2017)
- LLM King’s College London (2012)