CHALLENGE
Savills was required to gain access to over 248 existing 400kV and 275kV towers spanning over 102 km to enable full refurbishment of the existing assets including foundations, conductor, steel replacement, insulators and ACD’s/signage.
SOLUTION
Savills completed the land referencing of the existing overhead line including a review of existing land rights. This resulted in identifying large areas where consent was not valid or presented a risk to future assets (i.e. Wayleave Agreement).
Survey access (non-intrusive and intrusive) was voluntarily agreed with grantors both within and outside of the corridor, although some reliance on Sch. 4 of the Electricity Act to serve notice for survey access was required.
Where identified, new permanent consents were negotiated through Heads of Terms and access was arranged for the construction phase of the works.
During construction, our team provided day-to-day support to the construction contractor from site offices in resolving any refusals, conducting records of condition and any other immediate challenges.
On completion of the works, claims were negotiated and settled, through our client account, with values of claim ranging from £1k to over £350k.
RESULTS
Through the negotiation, consultation and ongoing engagement, the refurbishment works were carried out to budget and programme, minimising risk to the client.