
Digital infrastructure
Delivering site acquisition, consent and planning, plus LiDAR, drone, environmental and heritage surveys
With more than 19 offices across the whole of UK and Ireland, we have a DM team close to your site, both in rural and urban areas.
Our clients are varied, and we have the capacity and expertise to support sectors and technologies such as fibre services, small cell, smart grids, and the rollout and upgrading of telecommunications networks, undertaking full survey and utilities due diligence.
We deliver site acquisition, consent management and land access, wayleave acquisition, town planning, estates management including rent collection, LiDAR and Drone surveys, and all environmental and heritage surveys.
In 2024, we were Highly Commended for Best Vendor/Supplier in the UK Fibre Awards.
With our first Digital Infrastructure (DI) client in 2020, DM can now offer specialist surveyors trained in the Electronic Communication Code (ECC), and who are RICS-accredited expert witnesses and arbiters. The DI team also has a dedicated Town & Country Planner who will advise on strategies for engaging with local planning authorities and submit planning applications and consents.
We recognise there are heritage considerations for many of our clients in this sector, such as the impact of masts on listed buildings in the vicinity. Our Heritage & Buildings team can support you with the relevant expert assessments and plans.

As the pace of change in Digital Infrastructure accelerates, Dalcour Maclaren stands ready, agile, and committed to support our clients’ infrastructure deployment requirements.

Sector-specific services
Land assembly, planning, utility connections and stakeholder engagement
Land assembly, planning, utility connections and stakeholder engagement
Our services include
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We provide professional heritage advice including appraisals, setting statements, building condition surveys, listed building consent applications an…
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Planning & permitted development
Our services include feasibility studies, pre-application enquiries, planning applications and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) -
Acquisition, consents and compensation
At DM, we act as a specialist bridge between developers, landowners, regulators and communities -
Land access management
Delivering landowner liaison, access agreements, and land agreement services
Our sector specialists
Across our areas of expertise, we can offer experienced, qualified professionals who understand the complexities of regulation and compliance.

Nick Allan
Associate SurveyorSpecialising in Digital Infrastructure – from small cell deployment, to new 35m masts, and everything in between

Emily Kennedy
Programme ManagerSpecialising in DCO and CPO, and telecoms

Jonathan Speers
Director, IrelandSpecialising in national infrastructure rollout strategy and expert application of the Electronics Communication Code (ECC)