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WORKING WITH NETWORK RAIL (NWR)

INTRODUCTION NWR is a major force in the UK economy; it owns and operates the country’s rail network including stations and freight yards and is a major landowner in its own right. NWR is a publicly owned utility and is regulated by the Office of Rail and Road ( ORR), essentially via its licence to operate the rail system. NWR is the distant descendant of the Victorian rail companies that built the largest part of

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Managing Third Party Impacts During Development

INTRODUCTION In a crowded urban environment like central London it is all but certain that in carrying out a substantial development the developer will infringe the legal rights of neighbours to some degree. The common example of this would be rights of light but other examples would include impacting rights of way or covenants affecting the development site and held by neighbours. Unless handled correctly these can be material matters with serious consequences. This article

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