Acquisition of land rights to facilitate development of BESS
Acting on behalf of the developer, to obtain easement rights through third party land within tight timescale
Background
- Former brownfield site
- Outline planning permission for BESS, substation, underground cabling, and associated infrastructure
Challenges
- Tight timescale
- Third party landowner involvement
- Need to negotiate and secure acceptable easement value
- Requirement to protect woodland and country park, therefore alternative engineering solutions explored
- Liaison with solicitors regarding wording of the Deed of Easement to ensure maximum possible risk mitigation in favour of client
Solution
- Negotiation and agreement of Option
- Negotiation and agreement of Heads of Terms for Easement
- Negotiation of new Deed of Grant of Easement
Result
- Delivery of 30MW BESS in line with client’s planning permission and development agreement
- Important contribution towards council’s climate change policy.
