Planning and development consenting

The Carter Jonas consenting team works across a range of infrastructure projects, both large and small scale, and as diverse as new electricity lines, roads, railways and water schemes.

We provide a range of services throughout the lifecycle of a project.

We embed ourselves seamlessly within the client’s project teams to ensure that consents are delivered on time and to budget, whilst at the same time efficiently managing risk to the project.

As part of Carter Jonas’ wider Infrastructure & Energy team, we provide the full range of activities from project inception through consents, land referencing and land assembly, to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of infrastructure projects. Within the consents team, we provide the following services:

• Project sponsorship

• Consents management

• Project management

• Advice on and development of consenting strategies

• Stakeholder management

• Planning and managing of public consultations

• Preparation for an management of examination, inquiries and hearings

• Expert witness

• Discharge of consent requirements

• Strategic advice when dealing with infrastructure providers