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SARAH WOTTON
PARTNER

Admitted as a Solicitor:  2003

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: 020 3051 3063

Email: sarah.wotton@djblaw.co.uk

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Planning 

Sarah is a highly experienced planning and environmental law solicitor, able to advise on the full range of matters. Her experience includes promoting and objecting to many types of development, including major infrastructure projects, all aspects of planning law and advising and advising in respect of related environmental issues.

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Some of her career highlights include acting: for Brentford Football Club in relation to its application for planning permission for a new 20,000 seat stadium in west London; for Thames Water in relation to its Water Resources Management Plan; on the planning aspects of leases of Olympic Legacy buildings; and on a variety of environmental issues, including environmental permitting and land remediation.

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WORK HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE ​

  • Acted for North London Waste Authority in relation to implementation of a DCO for the construction and operation of a new energy from waste plant.

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  • Advised Great Wolf Resorts in relation to obtaining planning permission for its first European waterpark resort.

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  • Acted for a number of institutional investment clients in relation to the purchase, disposal and refinance of large-scale commercial developments, including acting for Hitachi UK in relation to the acquisition and development funding for its new UK head office.

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  • Advised in relation to the acquisition of two new battery storage projects.

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  • Advised the Royal Borough of Greenwich in relation to the Silvertown Tunnel DCO and its role as a relevant authority.

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  • Acted for National Grid in relation to the IFA2 electricity interconnector between the UK and France and its objections to various projects, including Tinsley Chord TWAO, London Paramount DCO and Barking Riverside Extension TWAO.

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  • Acted for SSE plc and SGN plc negotiating early works and design agreements relating to their assets affected by HS2. Represented various clients in relation to their objections to HS2 Phase 2.

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  • Advised on CPO matters, including advising Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd in relation to several CPOs affecting their stores.

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  • Negotiated S106 agreements and S278 agreements, including for two major retail developments in Oxfordshire.

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  • Advised BASF on environmental issues relating to its disposal of a former chemical manufacturing plant in Paisley, Scotland.

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  • Advised on all environmental aspects of development, such as contaminated land, EIA and warranties.

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  • Advised in relation to all planning matters, including appeals, enforcement, listed building and certificates of lawfulness.

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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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