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Supporting public service infrastructure delivery

06 Jan 2021

On 3 December 2020 MHCLG published a consultation on measures to support the provision of public service infrastructure and housing delivery. This briefing considers proposals 3. and 4. in more detail

Selling charity land: commercial terms vs social impact – a balancing act?

11 Dec 2020

What do trustees need to think about when selling their charity's property? The answer is more complicated than one might think, with the law in this area remaining largely untouched by the liberalising measures introduced to other areas of charity law.

WBD advises Northumberland County Council on £43m learning and leisure campus

07 Dec 2020

WBD has advised Northumberland County Council on the development of a multi-million-pound learning and leisure campus in Ponteland.

Consenting electricity storage

18 Nov 2020

Electricity storage is a key technology in the transition to a smarter and more flexible energy system. It will play an important role in helping to reduce emissions to Net Zero by 2050.

WBD advises Warrington Borough Council on green community investment scheme

17 Nov 2020

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Warrington Borough Council on its first Community Municipal Investment (CMI), which aims to raise up to £1 million to help fund its green investment scheme, including the development of a new solar farm in Cirencester.

WBD advises Newcastle City Council on joint venture to transform derelict site into top city centre destination

16 Nov 2020

WBD has advised longstanding client Newcastle City Council on its joint venture with private sector developer PfP igloo.

WBD strengthens public sector practice with new partner hire in Newcastle

10 Nov 2020

WBD has strengthened its Projects and Procurement team, which advises a broad range of UK local and central government authorities, with the appointment of Deborah Ramshaw who joins as a partner in the firm's Newcastle office.

Clarification on the use of planning conditions

09 Nov 2020

This case serves as a useful reminder that the power to impose conditions on the grant of planning permission is narrower than the power to enter into planning agreements or to accept planning obligations. It will be of interest to developers and authorities alike dealing with development and creation of new highway/s.

'Newt-counting delays … a massive drag': environmental aspects of the Planning White Paper

04 Nov 2020

The Planning White Paper proposes far reaching reforms of the way the planning system works in England. In this briefing we consider how the proposals sit with the Government's wider environmental agenda.

Charity sector: Autumn news and trends

05 Oct 2020

September was a month of transition. After months of steadily declining infection rates, increased hopes of a vaccine breakthrough and a growing sense of optimism about reaching some state of (new) normality, it becomes apparent that the world's recovery from COVID will be stilted by local lockdown measures and wider restrictions on social interaction.

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Supporting public service infrastructure delivery

Selling charity land: commercial terms vs social impact – a balancing act?

WBD advises Northumberland County Council on £43m learning and leisure campus

Consenting electricity storage

WBD advises Warrington Borough Council on green community investment scheme

WBD advises Newcastle City Council on joint venture to transform derelict site into top city centre destination

WBD strengthens public sector practice with new partner hire in Newcastle

Clarification on the use of planning conditions

'Newt-counting delays … a massive drag': environmental aspects of the Planning White Paper

Charity sector: Autumn news and trends

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