Routing

Provision of input at the preliminary routing stage, using knowledge of
agricultural practices to minimise impact on farms.

Referencing & PR

• Identify landowners & occupiers along the route.
  
• Discuss proposals with them.
  
• Seek agreement in principle.
  
• Prepare Book of Reference.
  
• Mark up route plans with property boundaries.
  
• Public Relations with local community for pipeline maintenance operations.

Site Investigation

• Negotiate terms for survey and site investigation.
  
• Agree best access routes.
  
• Negotiate compensation for any damage or disturbance.
  

• Negotiation of problem consents.
  
• Briefing legal advisers.
  
• Provision of Expert Witnesses.
  
• Consultation with Planners.
  
• Preparation for Public Inquiries.

Consents for Pipelines & Cables

• Assist promoters solicitors with drafting of consent documents.
  
• Prepare documents and plans for every owner and occupier.
  
• Visit landowners, occupiers and agents to obtain signed consents.
  
• Negotiate any special conditions or minor routing changes.

Land Acquisition & Temporary Rights

• Negotiation of terms for land purchase or lease.
  
• Negotiation of option agreements.
  
• Offtake sites, compressor stations, block valves, cathodic protection.
  
• Negotiation of permanent accesses to AGI’s.
  
• Negotiation of extra working area, temporary accesses, site compounds and storage areas.
  

Drainage Design

• Provision of specialist Drainage Consultants
  
• Pre-construction drainage design.
  
• Construction drainage design.
  
• Supervision of contractors.
  

Records of Condition

• Detailed written and photographic records of type & condition of the land, crops, trees & buildings along the route of the pipeline & any temporary accesses required.
  
  
• Appropriate copies prepared for circulation to occupiers, contractors, clients & land agents.
  

Liaison & Inspection

• Provision of: Agricultural Liaison Officers, Agricultural Inspectors, Drainage Specialists
  
• Liaison with farmers, engineers & contractors.
  
• Advice on drainage reinstatement.
  
• Advice on land reinstatement.

Crop Inspection & Compensation

• Assessment of construction phase & post-construction crop losses and disturbance.
  
• Analysis of claims submitted.
  
• Negotiation with owner’s/ occupier’s agent.
  
• Making settlement recommendations to client.
  
• Advising on Full & Final Settlements
  

Development Monitoring

• Assessment of existing & proposed development near pipeline routes.
  
• Consultation with planners.
  
• Preparation & maintenance of detailed development monitoring schedules.
  
• Interpretation & negotiation of loss of development clauses & claims.

Windfarm Site Acquisition

• Negotiation of site acquisition or lease
  
• Negotiation of access routes.
  
• Negotiation of compensation.
  
• Drafting & negotiation of management agreements.
  
• Preparation of plans.
  

Financial Services

• Project Budgeting for Lands Costs.
  
• Operation of Project Client Accounts.
  
• Prompt payments to landowners & occupiers thus promoting good project PR.
  
• Production of regular operating reports.
  
• Preparation of accounts to audit standard.

The Clients

BP Exploration - BP Chemicals - Shell Expro - Shell Chemicals - Shell UK
Transco plc - Elf Exploration - ICI Chemicals & Polymers - Kinetica - Penspen
Unipen - ScottishPower - Scottish & Southern - Northern Electric - National Grid
Energis - Norweb - Yorkshire Electricity - North West Water - Severn Trent Water
Scottish Water - United Distillers & Vintners - General Electric - Intergen
Eddison Mission Energy - British Waterways - Bridgewater Paper - Essochem
Northern Ireland Electricity - British Telecom - Energie Kontor


Oil & Gas Pipeline Projects

• Bridgewater Paper - Gas Pipeline to Ellesmere Port.
  
• Transco - Numerous projects on NTS & Distribution lines.
  
• BP Chemicals - Teesside to Saltend Ethylene Pipeline (150 kms).
  
• BP Expro - Cruden Bay to Kinneil Oil Pipeline (211 kms).
  
• GE Power Systems - Tonna to Baglan Energy Park (12 kms).
  
• Scottish & Southern Energy - Peterhead Power Station Gas Pipeline (16 kms).
  
• ScottishPower - Longannet Gas Pipeline (12 kms).
  
• Shell Chemicals UK - North Western Ethylene Pipeline (407 kms).
  
• Shell UK Expro - St Fergus to Mossmorran NGL Pipeline (230 kms).
  

Electricity & Telecoms Projects

• Hutchison Network Services – Fibre Optic Cable Network throughout
  England and Scotland
  
• BT (Scotland) - Provision of Wayleaving services throughout Scotland.
  
• Manweb - Telecom Wayleaving Services.
               - Wayleave to Easement Programme.
  
  
• NGC - Energis Fibre Optic Network (450 kms).
  
• Scottish & Southern Energy - Overhead line wayleaving in Scotland.
  
• ScottishPower - Option Agreements for Windfarm sites.
                        - Provision of wayleaving Services.
                        - Telecom wayleaving (THUS).
  

Water Industry Projects

• British Waterways - canals in North-West England.
  
• Scottish Water - schemes throughout Scotland.
  
• Northumbrian Water - schemes in North-East England.
  
• North-West Water - schemes in Cheshire & Lancashire.
  
• Severn Trent Water - schemes in Staffordshire & Derbyshire.
  

For full contact details please refer to Professional Staff section