Hywel is Director of Environmental Planning at LUC and has over 24 years of experience in the development and consenting of complex infrastructure projects across the UK. He has managed the delivery of successful consents on a number of linear developments in the energy and highways sector as well as projects in the waste, commercial and residential sectors. His experience includes advising developers, local authorities and regulators as they both develop and host major infrastructure proposals and his particular interests and skills lie in negotiating and driving agreements through the development of mutual trust and understanding. With experience in the DCO, TCPA, Electricity Act, DNS and TWAO regimes he is able to bring all of his experience to the benefit of a client’s project and can draw upon best practice from all of these consenting routes to minimise consenting risk and maximise environmental benefit.