UK Guide 2026 : Midlands
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Pinsent Masons offers a planning team with particular expertise in complex housing, infrastructure and compulsory purchase work. It is also a leading firm in energy and transport planning, acting on a number of nationally significant DCO projects. The team regularly advises public and private clients on a regional and national basis, often on their most prominent projects.
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Pinsent Masons LLP advised Lendlease in its role as joint venture partner to Birmingham City Council for the redevelopment of the 17-hectare former wholesale markets in the centre of the City together with the current Indoor, Open and Rag markets as well as some surrounding land and buildings.
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The team were always on hand, working to short deadlines and they were always quick to respond to requests for ad hoc advice.
They are able to deal with complex matters, but they are also able to provide options for the best way to proceed with a recommendation.
The team has all the key skills needed to deliver complex infrastructure projects.
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Heidi Slater is praised for her handling of planning, compulsory purchase and land assembly issues for major infrastructure projects. She advises both developers and local authorities.
They've been very good, and very knowledgeable.
Her work ethic is outstanding and her ability to get the job done on time, whatever the pressures and problems, is unrivalled.
Her dedication to our work is unparalleled and she manages to explain complex issues in a way that can be understood by all.
Matthew Fox specialises in the environmental, consent and design aspects of major infrastructure projects, including transport-related developments.
Matthew is highly dedicated, dynamic and easy to work with.
Matthew Fox is a rising star in the infrastructure world and a creative thinker and problem-solver.
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