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HIGHWAYS

Examples of work undertaken by our lawyers

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  • Joint property lawyers to Highways England.

  • Advised on proposals for a new bus only junction/slip road onto the M32 including on the ability to control access/use by other forms of traffic and the application of the Road Traffic Acts.

  • Advising on a number of Road Traffic Regulation Orders (both permanent and temporary) covering large areas of Bristol to control traffic generally and create residents' parking zones.

  • Advised on planning work surrounding the construction of a new highway, including a 40-metre road bridge spanning a main railway line and a 600 space park and ride scheme.

  • Secured CPOs and negotiated with landowners to secure multiple areas of land needed for the development of highways.

  • Disposals of highways and surrounding land via individual sales and auctions.

Davitt Jones Bould specialists

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Legal issues that may arise

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  • Disposals of highways and surrounding land through individual and auction sales

  • Clawback and Overage provisions

  • Acquisition of sites for the construction of a highway

  • Securing sites through Compulsory Purchase Orders and negotiation

  • Licences to Occupy

  • Lease negotiations and renewals

  • Grant of easements and restrictive covenants

  • Land title issues and report

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The total length of the UK' road network is estimated at over 245,000 miles. If you could lay out all of the UK's roads in a straight line into space, you would go past the moon. The first motorway to be opened in the UK was the M6 Preston Bypass in 1958.

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"It was a breath of fresh air for me when DJB took on our portfolio and an absolute pleasure to have worked with them."

 

Manager, Highways England

ABOUT DAVITT JONES BOULD​

As the largest, most experienced law firm specialising in real estate in the UK, we have been trusted advisors to the real estate market for 25 years. We have over 75 lawyers, all of whom joined us from senior in-house or private practice roles, and bring an average of 25 years’ post qualification experience each. With their expertise and commercial experience, we advise a prestigious client base in the public and private sector on the full spectrum of real estate legal issues, including commercial property, planning, property litigation, construction, environment, real estate finance and other related areas. Operating in our specialist area uniquely positions us to help other professional firms, and through our Real Estate Support solution we support teams in the silver circle, UK Top 30, US Top 50, the Big Four and beyond.

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