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WBD ranked in the top 10 planning law firms in the UK by leading industry publication
23 Mar 2021
WBD has once again been ranked in the UK's top 10 planning law firms by leading industry magazine Planning Resource.
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To realise the full benefit of Freeports, further infrastructure investment will be essential
03 Mar 2021
Kevin Bell, transport partner, provides his views on the Spring Budget's Freeports announcement and the further transport and infrastructure investment required.
WBD supports Business Insider's Future Cities campaign
19 Feb 2021
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) is supporting Business Insider's Future Cities campaign this year.
A people-focused system: an overview of trailed planning paper
05 Aug 2020
Nearly £1.3bn of investment was confirmed by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick on 4 August which includes funding for over 300 successful, 'shovel-ready', projects (selected by Local Enterprise Partnerships and Mayoral Combined Authorities), which are set to receive a share of £900m from the Getting Building Fund.
WBD advises Guildford Borough Council on new infrastructure project
04 Aug 2020
WBD's construction and engineering team has advised Guildford Borough Council on the construction of a new bridge across the River Wey.
WBD leads infrastructure working group discussions to plan for post COVID-19 economic recovery
29 Jul 2020
WBD, in collaboration with the North East England Chamber of Commerce and its partners, have led an infrastructure working group looking to boost the economic recovery of the North East.
Planning certainty vital for post COVID-19 economic recovery and infrastructure delivery
08 Jul 2020
The strength and certainty of the Development Consent Order (DCO) planning process will be essential for powering the UK economy back to growth following COVID-19 – according to new research published by law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, in collaboration with Barton Willmore and Copper Consultancy.
Budget 2020: transport and infrastructure in the North East
11 Mar 2020
So the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, promised that his Budget would deliver historic investment in roads, railways and other infrastructure schemes, as the Government looked to "level up" the UK. But using his own political pantomime cry, did the Chancellor ensure that this Budget "gets it done" for transport initiatives here in the North East?
WBD hosts transport roundtable event
26 Apr 2019
WBD has hosted a Policy Roundtable Event in its Newcastle office, organised by the North East England Chamber of Commerce.
Kevin Bell discusses impact of Strategic Transport Plan on North East Business at Transport for the North engagement event
06 Mar 2019
WBD Transport Partner, Kevin Bell, took part in a key discussion with other business leaders at Newcastle International Airport earlier today (7 March) in relation to the Strategic Transport Plan (STP) that has recently been published by Transport for the North (TfN).
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