Provision of Legal Services for Planning, Land Assembly and Statutory Consents for the Banwell Bypass

Descriptions

North Somerset Council (‘NSC’) leads the promotion of the Banwell Bypass Major Transport Scheme and associated works (‘the Scheme’). The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a legal adviser to: — support, review and advise on the application for planning permission to construct and operate the Scheme; — development of Heads of Terms and ultimately legal contracts for appropriate land acquisition; — undertake and advise CPO preparation, making and confirmation through all relevant formulation and statutory process stages; — negotiation, preparing and completion of legal documentation in connection with the Banwell Bypass Works, including statutory orders and consents e.g. road classification orders, side road orders, traffic regulation orders, stopping up/diversion orders; — direction of and liaison with appointed land agent; — support the Council and the wider professional team in the planning process and order making stages, including at public inquiry; — support all other statutory orders and consents, including road classification orders, side roads orders and traffic regulation orders; — provide counsel services to advise on key elements of the statutory processes and advise on statutory tests including representing NSC at any Public Inquiry; — attendance at project team meetings and any other meetings as required.