Jewellery Quarter

SLC Property has been advising a developer on a project taking place near the railway to navigate all the complexities and regulatory requirements that are required when building on or near the railway.

Background

The project involves a development of 395 apartments in a phased scheme in the Jewellery Quarter area of Birmingham. The scheme lies adjacent to the Jewellery Quarter railway station and provides a new access to the station. Issues have arisen regarding additional payments required by Network Rail and SLC Property has been engaged to provide advice.

Services provided

  • Valuation Advisory services for Shared Value negotiations.
  • Advising on Station Change and other regulatory requirements.
  • SLC Engineering has advised upon the impacts of altering the proposed scheme to help meet the rail industry’s requirements.

Key accomplishments to date

  • Understanding grounds of claim and how they match the evolution and creation of the scheme.
  • Developing a negotiating strategy which adequately explains the benefits of the development to the rail industry.
  • Utilising the expertise from the wider SLC group has meant we’ve been able to assist the developer in understanding other issues.
  • Advising the developer regarding the impacts of additional payments upon Development Appraisals.

Challenges

  • Many changes are currently taking place within the rail industry, which has meant we have had to continuously adapt our negotiation approach.

People involved on this project

Matthew Creedy MRTPI

Planning Director

Matthew Creedy MRTPI

Planning Director

Matthew is a Chartered Town Planner with a comprehensive history of managing multidisciplinary teams of consultants and in doing so securing planning permission for complex mixed-use schemes. He is a specialist in assembling applications and gaining consent for developments in designated areas. He has an extensive knowledge of local authorities and has experience of working with both county, district and unitary authorities. Matthew works extensively with SLC’s clients, sharing his expertise in advising and managing projects that require planning permission, listed building consent and other related consents. He is focused on ensuring the continued high-quality delivery of SLC’s Planning and Environmental Services to meet the demand of an increasing project portfolio. Matthew is currently engaged on various high-profile projects on behalf of SLC clients, with roles including planning and environmental research, advising on the scope of the planning applications, and supervising the contributions of environmental specialists.

Peter Eustance, MRICS

Associate Director

Peter Eustance, MRICS

Associate Director

Peter has 37 years’ experience in Commercial Property, Valuation, Infrastructure and Compensation. Peter joined SLC Property in 2021 and is part of the Team delivering the Property advice for a number of projects across the Northern region. Peter can influence at all levels with very strong business acumen. Prior to joining SLC Property, Peter was Director for Valuation in CBRE Liverpool Office between 2005 and 2009 having set up the team in 2003. He was then Head of Valuation at Keppie Massie with subsequent roles remaining within the North West and Merseyside Professional Community.

Russell Mills MRICS

Managing Director

Russell Mills MRICS

Managing Director

Russell is an accomplished Chartered Surveyor with 20 years’ experience, specialising in land assembly and infrastructure delivery and has played a key role on several major projects such as HS2, Midland Mainline Electrification and East Coast Mainline Power Supply Upgrade. He has a successful track record working within senior roles and has managed teams both when leading on large scale projects and in delivering diverse and complex caseloads. Russell is the land and property lead on the Northumberland Line project, the major third party led rail scheme and Blyth Relief Road, a significant road scheme in Blyth, Northumberland.

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