Substation & Utility Lease Negotiations in Property Transactions

Introduction

Substations and associated utility leases are increasingly central to development delivery and grid/EV infrastructure.

This webinar focuses on the practical issues that most often drive delay, re-drafting and disputes and what needs to be agreed early to ensure the lease is workable for both operator and landowner.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Choosing the right structure: when a lease is appropriate vs easement/wayleave/licence (and the consequences of getting this wrong)
• The due diligence essentials: title/plan issues, access, service media/cable routes, third-party consents and operational constraints
• Getting the demise and plans right: compound vs chamber, clearance zones and why plan quality is so often the root cause of later problems
• The core rights required in practice: access, maintenance, replacement/upgrades, working space and routes
• The clauses that most often cause friction/delay
• Repair/reinstatement boundaries
• Insurance and risk allocation
• Indemnities/limitations
• Alienation, sharing and contractors
• H&S, access protocols and emergency access
• A practical Heads of Terms checklist: what must be agreed early to avoid wasted legal spend and programme slippage

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 1st October 2026

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