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REGENERATION & PLACEMAKING

Our Services

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  • Initial strategic advice 

  • Development Agreements

  • Joint Ventures

  • Establishment of scheme and structure

  • Procurement

  • State Aid

  • Title Reports and Investigation

  • Land Assembly

  • CPOs and land acquisition 

  • Construction contracts and warranties

  • Planning applications

  • Planning permissions

  • Planning obligations including 106  agreements

  • Planning inquires including judicial reviews

  • Highways law

  • Environmental issues

  • Certificates of lawfulness

  • Co-ordinating complex multi-jurisdictional  projects

  • Development Consent Orders

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Regeneration is placemaking; transforming or creating an area into somewhere that is attractive to people to live, work, buy, socialise and relax. That includes having the right infrastructure to improve connections to key locations, for commuting in and out.  Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic has made it more important than ever for the UK to develop world-class towns and cities.  We are here to help. 

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Examples of work undertaken by DJB lawyers

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Advised: 

 

A Council on the comprehensive regeneration to deliver over 1100 homes, new community facilities and public open space.

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Chichester District Council on the development of a new village at Tangmere with Countryside Properties to deliver up to 1,300 homes and new community facilities.

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London Borough of Haringey on the re-development of the White Hart Lane stadium and surrounding area by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club including new 56,250 seat stadium, 200 residential units and 150 room hotel. ​

 

London Borough of Barnet on the Brent Cross/Cricklewood regeneration project, including refurbishment of the Brent Cross shopping centre and the comprehensive regeneration of Cricklewood, including a new town centre and 7,500 homes​​.

 

City of London Corporation regarding the regeneration of Spitalfields Market.  

 

Sheffield City Council in partnership with Scottish Widows Investment Property Partnership Trust on the regeneration of over 150,000sq feet of retail and public space in The Moor, Sheffield's main pedestrianised street.

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Key lawyers​

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Recent insights

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As specialists in the built environment, real estate law firm Davitt Jones Bould decided to host a round-table discussion with leading experts to discuss the Government's 'Build, Build, Build' plan.  For more, click below: 

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“The service we receive from DJB is first class. Their lawyers are excellent, with detailed knowledge of their areas of expertise. Our timescales, which are often demanding, are met without exception. DJB also provide regular updates on our cases – this is important and ensures that we know the current position on each one. Put simply, DJB are my first choice when I need to instruct external solicitors.”

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Peter Bryant, Head of Democratic Legal Services, Woking Borough Council re Sheerwater Regeneration

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ABOUT DAVITT JONES BOULD​

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