Geoff Bullock
Geoff is a town planner and Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and has worked in planning consultancy for over 25 years. He advises clients across a range of sectors but has particular expertise in relation to nationally significant infrastructure projects and major industrial, warehousing and logistics developments.
Geoff regularly acts as lead planning advisor on nationally significant infrastructure projects, particularly within the energy sector, including thermal power projects, pipelines, carbon capture, utilisation and storage, energy from waste and solar developments, amongst others. He leads an infrastructure planning focused team at DWD and is experienced in delivering consents under a number of regimes, including the Planning Act 2008 (applications for development consent), the Electricity Act 1989 (Section 36 and 37 applications) and the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Geoff’s role on projects typically involves co-ordinating multi-disciplinary teams, advising on planning strategy and consultation requirements, leading on the preparation of key application documents, providing representation for clients at hearings and leading negotiations with local authorities and other statutory bodies and stakeholders.
Specialisms
Commercial
Distribution & Industrial
Infrastructure & Energy
Minerals & Waste
Services
CIL advice
Development Consent Orders (DCO)
Due-diligence Reports
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
Expert Witness
Heritage Advice
Planning and development Viability
Planning Conditions
Planning Consultants
Retail Impact Assessments
S.106 Advice
S36 of the Electricity Act 1989 variations
S37 of the Electricity Act 1989 applications
Strategic Planning and Feasibility Advice
Clients
Aberdeen Standard
AECOM
bp
EP UK Investments Ltd
Hammerson
Low Carbon
Multifuel Energy Ltd
Renewable Connections
Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Ltd
SSE Plc
VPI Immingham
Wheelabrator Technologies Inc.