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Utility Infrastructure: Land Rights, Statutory Powers and Consents
Utility infrastructure depends on more than engineering. Its installation, operation and maintenance require a clear understanding of land rights, statutory powers and the consents governing work on, over and under land.
Utility Land Rights, Statutory Powers and Consents examines this legal framework in England and Wales. It brings together the property principles and sector legislation relevant to electricity, gas, water and sewerage, heat and cooling networks, telecommunications and pipelines.
The book covers easements and wayleaves, compulsory acquisition and compensation, planning and environmental consents, and works in highways and streets. It considers the practical questions surrounding connections, adoption, access, maintenance, protection, diversion and removal of apparatus, together with liability and the routes available for resolving disputes.
Throughout, the discussion distinguishes private land rights from statutory powers and regulatory approvals, helping readers identify the separate requirements that apply to a project, transaction or existing network. References to legislation and case law support further investigation.
Written for surveyors, legal practitioners, landowners, developers and infrastructure professionals, this volume provides a structured approach to the legal issues encountered throughout the life of utility infrastructure.
Utility Land Rights, Statutory Powers and Consents examines this legal framework in England and Wales. It brings together the property principles and sector legislation relevant to electricity, gas, water and sewerage, heat and cooling networks, telecommunications and pipelines.
The book covers easements and wayleaves, compulsory acquisition and compensation, planning and environmental consents, and works in highways and streets. It considers the practical questions surrounding connections, adoption, access, maintenance, protection, diversion and removal of apparatus, together with liability and the routes available for resolving disputes.
Throughout, the discussion distinguishes private land rights from statutory powers and regulatory approvals, helping readers identify the separate requirements that apply to a project, transaction or existing network. References to legislation and case law support further investigation.
Written for surveyors, legal practitioners, landowners, developers and infrastructure professionals, this volume provides a structured approach to the legal issues encountered throughout the life of utility infrastructure.
398 pages, Paperback
Published November 2, 2026
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