Water Infrastructure Charges 2024-2025
We have compiled a summary of the new Water Infrastructure Charges being levied by the water companies from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2025. Take a look at our briefing note to understand the new charges. If you have any questions please contact us and one of our utility experts who will be happy to help.
NEW Electricity Capacity Report – Don’t get left in the Dark!
To rise to the challenge of meeting climate targets Britain will have to install sixty-two miles of cable each day until 2040 to upgrade the grid system to support the increased demand for electricity. This is the finding of the International Energy Agency published in a recent report. This subject is now attracting daily media […]
The electricity capacity crisis– October 2023 update
This is the latest update on probably the most important utility issue facing many developers across the country, namely the shortfall in electricity network capacity. As one of the leading independent utility consultancies we are seeing the daily impact on development schemes. The longest wait time we have seen for electricity capacity to become available […]
The electricity capacity crisis– August 2023 update
This is the third update on probably the most important utility issue facing many developers across the country, namely the shortfall in electricity network capacity. As one of the leading independent utility consultancies we are seeing the daily impact on development schemes, with multiple projects now being offered connection dates up to 2037. All new […]
What is a Utility Diversion?
A utility diversion is when utility apparatus needs to be relocated or altered in some way. This is normally done when existing utility infrastructure is constraining the development of a site. For example, an electrical cable may run underneath land where a developer wants to build houses and therefore has to be moved. Diversions can […]
The Electricity Capacity Crisis – SSEN Ramped Connection.
In August 2022 we published our Blog about the emerging electricity capacity crisis affecting new housing developments in some West London boroughs. It had been publicised by the Greater London Authority (GLA) who wrote to several developers to gather feedback on the scale of the constraint’s developers are facing in trying to source economically viable […]