Natasha is a senior associate in our London real estate team and specialises in planning, consents and environment law.
Natasha has significant experience of advising on the consenting and delivery of major infrastructure projects as well as a wide range of planning and developmental matters.
Prior to joining the firm Natasha was the in-house legal counsel advising on planning and environment matters for Hinkley point C, Sizewell C and Nuclear Waste Services. Natasha's roles in-house allowed her to develop a broad range of advisory and contentious experience and gave her a clear understanding of the priorities and the wider considerations of developers.
She provides strategic and practical pre-application advice, as well as assistance with the negotiation of planning applications, section 106 and highways agreements, environmental impact assessment, habitats regulations, permitted development rights, environmental permits, licences and consents, planning conditions and compulsory acquisition.
Her experience on the HPC, SZC and GDF projects mean she is comfortable with novel and bespoke as well as business as usual and acutely understands the need for practical advice and value for money.
Natasha often collaborates with Corporate and Finance practices on due diligence projects and works with the London Real Estate department in relation to acquisitions, disposals, lettings and financings.
She provides due diligence support and planning advice to the London Real Estate department in relation to ongoing acquisitions, sales and financing for large-scale development matters for institutional investor clients.
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Selected matters
- Sizewell C on the consenting of a new nuclear power station including the DCO, environmental permits, nuclear site licence and additional planning permissions and on the planning aspects of the financing and advising on delivery including changes to the DCO
- Hinkley Point C on the construction of a new nuclear power station including implementing and varying the DCO and environmental consents and working closely with the delivery team
- EDF on a range of compulsory acquisition, planning and environment related litigation and threatened litigation
- Nuclear Waste Services on the geological disposal facility project for nuclear waste which requires explicit community consent, including advising on consenting strategy, risk areas and setting the project up for success
- Gatwick Airport on its development consent proposals to bring the existing Northern Runway into routine use
- Cornish Lithium on a DCO project to build the UK's first lithium mine in Trelavour Downs near St Austell
- London Luton Airport Operator Limited in relation to the expansion of capacity at Luton airport
- National Grid in relation to its proposed development consent order application for a new overhead line in Derbyshire
- Statera Energy in securing up to £300m of debt financing for its Thurrock energy storage and flexible generation project including its 300MW (600MWh) Thurrock Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
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