Expert transport and infrastructure solutions
Our transport and infrastructure team provides expert advice built on over 20 years of experience in supporting and delivering projects across the UK.
Our project portfolio spans large- and small-scale infrastructure projects such as HS2, airport expansions and major flood resilience schemes.
With experienced land assembly teams, we offer a full suite of services and develop innovative solutions to secure the land necessary to deliver your scheme. We support projects delivering flood resilience, airport, rail and road infrastructure.
Our Services
Our client-focused and innovative approach has made us leaders in the transport and infrastructure industry. We have extensive experience in urban, suburban, and rural environments and offer a wide range of services, including:
- Access and rights
- Agricultural liaison
- Compensation claims and negotiation
- Compulsory purchase
- Development consent orders
- Dispute resolution
- Environmental planning
- Farm impact assessments
- GIS
- Land assembly and valuation
- Land management and reinstatement
- Land referencing
- Landlord and tenant
- Option agreements
- Planning
- Project management
- Purchase and sale
- RICS valuation
- Route feasibility
- Stakeholder engagement
Case Studies
£12.4m Flood Defence Scheme: Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill
This scheme provided 1.4km of flood defences to ensure Poole town centre and the Old Town are protected from tidal flooding over the next 100 years and are resilient to climate change.
Dalcour Maclaren was appointed to provide:
- Delivery of a bespoke land strategy developed to manage the variety of existing landownerships and occupations
- Land-based input into the design and planning of the flood defence structure and public realm
- Advice around the risk of existing agreements for flood defence assets
- Consultation with statutory bodies
- Consultation with all stakeholders
- Advice on the future management of assets
- Budgets for any compensation and land acquisition
TEAM 2100 Purfleet and Grays Project
TEAM 2100 Purfleet and Grays project is crucial to the Environment Agency’s flood risk strategy in the Thames Estuary. Our expert consultation and support ensured the project’s success in managing tidal flood risk effectively.
Dalcour Maclaren, appointed in March 2022, tackled key challenges:
- Access: Overcoming access hurdles at operational sites like container terminals and oil depots due to ground anchors.
- Site Compound: Identifying a suitable compound site, initially targeting a vacant spot owned by Thurrock Borough Council.
- Compensation Claims: Skillfully assessing and negotiating a substantial claim from the Local Authority.
Land Referencing at UK Airport
To boost a major UK Airport’s capacity, an unused runway was repurposed for efficiency and resilience. The client pursued a Development Consent Order (DCO) to secure planning permission for the works.
Our land referencing team facilitated this by:
- Identifying 500+ Category 1&2 HMLR Land titles affected by the project and nearly 3,000 Category 3 titles
- Mapping over 5,000 land parcels and uncovering 3,500 legal interests
- Achieving a 30% response rate through a comprehensive Land Interest Questionnaire process
- Conducting site visits to key landowners and installing notices on unregistered land
- Utilising our CONNECT system for transparent progress reporting and collaboration with the project team
Does your flood project have an impact on land?
Our teams work cross-functionally, enabling clients to quickly and seamlessly access a wealth of knowledge and expertise that is bespoke to their projects.
Using our flood resilience specialists, environmental planners and GIS experts, we can deliver the full suite of services needed to:
- Negotiate access with landowners and occupiers
- Manage relationships on the ground before and during the on-site works
- Prepare plans required for negotiations, including presentation of flood modelling data
- Identify and solve environmental and planning issues
- Manage land agreements and compensation settlements
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“Our team has a breadth of knowledge to deliver client projects incorporating expert advice from our specialist services. This helps us identify the needs of each project and work closely with our clients."
Mike Ferens, Director – Head of T&I
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