Critical infrastructure in the UK has been severely tested by the current pandemic. As life changed in an instant for many our service industries had to respond.

We applied our experience in managing large, complex applications to process planning for Lancaster University’s solar farm through to formal determination.

Many public buildings, such as schools and hospitals, are maintained by private companies through private finance initiative (PFI) contracts.

We helped Blackburn with Darwen Council to secure funding and planning permission for a project that will reduce the carbon footprint and electricity bills of 23 council buildings through the installation of sustainable power and heating technologies.

Masterplans are a key tool that planners can use to shape the delivery of a diverse range of projects, from simple layouts of individual sites through to urban extensions, new towns and area-wide regeneration projects.

We’re bringing big-screen entertainment to Blackburn by supporting the local authority with the design and construction of a new multiscreen cinema in the town centre.

We’re transforming how roadworks are managed across the North East by supporting 11 local authorities to implement road activity permit schemes, reducing disruption to people’s journeys.

We’ve supported a major housing development in North Tyneside by helping the local council to build a road to it – on time, on budget and with minimal disruption.

We’re helping Newark and Sherwood District Council (NSDC) to promote business growth, generate jobs and attract future investment by winning valuable government funding for restoring an historic building.

The UK is set to spend over £9bn this year on PFI contracts – and a total of £48bn in the next five years. This level of spending will continue until we see the first peak in contracts expiring around 2030. Expiry will see assets worth £14bn (their original capital value) transferring back to public ownership.