Our expertise is considerable across all planning regimes in the UK, including:
- Nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs), particularly the development consent order (DCO) process in England and Wales
- Developments of national significance (DNS) in Wales
- Projects promoted via Transport and Works Act, Harbours Act, Electricity Act procedures in Scotland, Wales and England
- Major utility, infrastructure, industrial, and mining projects promoted through the Town and Country Planning Acts in Scotland, Wales and England
- Hybrid Bills and Acts of Parliament
Where required, we are able to run project management of the whole consenting process – a key service for NSIPs in which a strict timetable must be adhered to between acceptance and determination of DCO applications and in which there are imporant linkages between the consenting process and the wider land and property aspects of projects. As a team with its roots in Savills major real estate advisory practice, this wider context is natural ground for us and our clients, who also benefit from this breadth of Savills expertise.
We cover a range of sectors, with the majority of our work falling within:
- Renewable energy - particularly wind and solar generation, tidal lagoons
- Thermal power stations including gas and nuclear, and radioactive waste management
- Business or commercial NSIPs
- Electricity interconnectors and terrestrial HV lines
- Defence and national security
- Energy storage
- Railways and railfreight interchanges
- Sports stadia
- Reservoirs, water supply, wastewater treatment and catchment management
- Mining, quarrying and minerals
- Energy from waste plants and other waste management installations
- Docks and harbours including deep water container terminals, ferry ports, fishing harbours, shipbuilding and refurbishment, marinas
- Land reclamation and compensatory habitat
- Airports
- Fuel and gas pipelines
We can help project promoters, local authorities, affected parties and others with an interest in all project stages including pre-application consultation, Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) and post-approval implementation. Our work is supplemented through our close work with other Savills experts, including those working in compulsory acquisition, land agency, land referencing, management of acquired property, valuation and viability, and socio-economic consultancy.
We also have good working relationships with a wide range of third party partners that can help with these projects, including engineers, lawyers and other professionals., Our staff are often seconded to key roles in multi-supplier multi-disciplinary teams.
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