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DWD secures planning permission for Camden Council
The London Borough of Camden’s Planning Committee has recently granted consent for a 56 unit residential scheme within the Tybalds Estate, Holborn. DWD acted for Camden Council’s Development Team, the applicant, and the regeneration project is part of Camden’s Community Investment Programme. The development comprises of infill development across the existing Council owned residential Estate,
Energy Security Strategy Webinar
Sarah Price, Partner at DWD, recently joined a panel of speakers to discuss whether the Energy Security Strategy is helping or hindering the Net Zero drive. The session, with panellists including: Sam Cranston, Ross Grier, Richard Marsh, Sarah Price, Paul Reese and Carly Vince, looked at the detail of the strategy and considered whether it’s ambitious enough, to put the UK
New promotions
Congratulations to the members of the DWD team who have recently been promoted. Nick Bowen, Andrew Deller and Emma Penson have been promoted to Partner. Harriet Swale, Rob Booth and Hannah Thomas-Davies have been promoted to Senior Associate, and Tory Redcliffe has been promoted to Senior Surveyor.
DWD secures planning permission for student accommodation
Medway Council’s Planning Committee unanimously resolved to grant full planning permission for new student accommodation for Rochester Independent College on 9 March 2022. The application is for the construction of a four storey student accommodation building (Class C2) comprising 85 bedrooms (including two for staff), a common room, café, laundry, medical rooms, and offices. The
Working with solar farm developers
The DWD Infrastructure and Energy consenting practice has long-held expertise in the large scale planning sector for traditional and renewable energy. Originally securing many consents for clients under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, we are now experts in the Development Consent Order (DCO) process and have acted on many Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects,
Showcasing DWD’s DCO expertise
DWD has led teams on five DCOs (granted or made) and advised on a further 10 We have been involved in NSIPs since the inception of the Planning Act 2008., with a specialism in energy NSIPs. Extensive energy consenting experience Full planning service from nuclear to multifuel, and carbon capture through to solar, with recent
The future for the DCO approach
At DWD our Infrastructure and Energy consenting practice has long-held expertise in the large-scale planning sector, for bothtraditional and renewable energy. While originally securing consents for clients under Section 36 ofthe Electricity Act, we now have unrivalled experience in theDevelopment Consent Order (DCO) process for Energy and NetZero related Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. We are
Successful planning permission for Vicarage Drove Solar Farm – North-West of Bicker, Lincolnshire
DWD, on behalf of Renewable Connections, secured planning permission for a 49.9MW solar farm on land north-west of Bicker in Lincolnshire. The planning permission was approved under delegated powers on 17 February 2022. The project, once operational, will generate clean, renewable energy to supply power directly to approximately 14,000 homes. The solar planning team
DWD speaking at the NSIP Forum
The DWD team are involved in the forthcoming Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Forum 2022 being held in London on 1-2 March. The conference is looking at the impact of changing policy, the plans to speed up the NSIP process and what this means for projects; this includes advise on how to successfully navigate all aspects of pre-application, including consultation, stakeholder engagement
DWD secures planning permission for new warehouse
Crawley Borough Council’s Planning Committee unanimously resolved to grant full planning permission for a new warehouse in Northgate, Crawley on 11th January 2022. The application includes the proposed demolition of the existing office and warehouse buildings and for the construction of a new warehouse building with ancillary offices of approximately 7,400sqm (GIA) which has been
Planner Job Opportunities (Planner to Associate Level)
DWD are currently looking to recruit Planners with a range of experience to join our dynamic, multi-disciplined team. The positions provide an opportunity to work across the field of infrastructure, education, residential and commercial, as well as the opportunity to work with a mix of well-known companies across the UK. To find out more about
Merry Christmas from DWD
DWD would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2022. We couldn’t do our annual Christmas Jumper photo this year, but we are pleased to be continuing to support charities suggested by members of the DWD team. This year the worthy causes supported are: Royal National Institute of Blind