Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP is prominent in NSIPs and development consent orders across the energy, waste, and transportation sectors, notably highway and rail matters. The team assists a number of local and public authorities and landowners, regularly supporting on site acquisitions, compulsory purchases and compensation issues, as well as advising a wide range of housing developers on application strategies, planning agreements, and environmental implications. Jonathan Bower and Victoria Redman lead the team; the former has extensive experience in CPOs, NSIPs, and regeneration projects, and the latter handles a wide range of development schemes and planning applications. Richard Guyatt excels in rail infrastructure projects along with CPOs and land compensation cases, and Emma Harling-Phillips is involved in several large highway and energy sector mandates. Also key to the team’s offering is NSIP expert Lorrae Henry and chartered town planner and solicitor Kevin Gibbs.