The ever-changing legislation and call for more sustainable infrastructure for managing waste has resulted in increased demand in the sector for Bruton Knowles’ specialist property services, delivered by Nigel Billingsley and the Nottingham team.

As local authorities are coming under pressure to reduce waste and divert more of it away from landfill sites in order to meet tough new European targets, Bruton Knowles is seeing an increase in instructions from local authorities, public/private sector consortiums and waste management companies to identify, value and acquire suitable sites for new treatment centres. These facilities cater for waste treatment as an alternative to landfill.

As might be anticipated, given the unpopular nature of waste sites and the reluctance of landowners to provide land for their use, there are only a limited number of sites which have a realistic chance of progressing through the planning process. As part of this specialist site finding work, Bruton Knowles carries out a thorough market review and appraisal of the land to ascertain market value and viability for each site.

For further information on site identification, valuation or acquisition, please contact Nigel Billingsley on 0115 9 347 093 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it