With a climate change emergency, increasing prices and volatility in the energy market we recognise the need for businesses to seek new innovative solutions for their energy needs and importantly responding to the need to reduce green-house gas emissions.
DHA work has worked with many clients across a broad range of sectors helping to secure consent for their infrastructure and energy needs.
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Our portfolio of work ranges from securing consent for large scale solar farms through to domestic solar arrays, anaerobic digestion plants producing biogas for the national grid, back-up peak demand gas fired facilities in addition to bespoke energy infrastructure for businesses including gas fired combined cycle power plants for recycled paper manufacturers, energy from waste plants and liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling stations for national haulage and distribution firms.
In addition, we have also secured consent for a wide variety of infrastructure needs for businesses including new pipelines, water storage reservoirs, roads and other utilities.
Case studies in this sector
A Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project in Kemsley, Kent.
Three replacement energy-efficient apartment buildings for the Aintree Estate in Hammersmith.
DHA secures planning for a new solar farm in the village of Guston, Dover.
Major environmental investment secured for retirement village.
DHA has been working with Palm Paper since 2009 to develop its 52-hectare site in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
DCO application for a replacement CHP plant, on behalf of DS Smith
People who work in this area
Alex joined DHA from Kent County Council in 2018 having worked on a number of Nationally Strategic infrastructure Projects, Regulation 3 developments (e.g. schools) and minerals and waste planning and policy. He has a BSc (Hons) degree in Geography from the University of Southampton and an MA in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Westminster, which was sponsored by DHA.
Amy joined DHA in September 2024 after graduating from the University of Kent with a degree in Human Geography.
Chris is an Associate Director at DHA, and heads up the infrastructure section. He holds an honours degree in Civil Engineering.
David is a Director at DHA, and works on a number of high profile, large scale projects.
Isaac joined DHA in September 2025, having worked at Local Planning Authorities across Suffolk, where he grew up, and, most recently, at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.
Seth joined DHA in June 2023 as a Senior Planner. Seth graduated from Canterbury Christ Church University in 2018 with a BSc (Hons) in Geography before undertaking an MA in Planning Policy and Practice at London South Bank University. Seth became a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute in February 2023.
Tim is a Director at DHA and leads our Environment team.
Sectors you may be interested in
At DHA we are experienced in helping farmers and rural based enterprises of every scale across the agricultural sector to diversify their operations and to respond to existing and new challenges.
We are particularly proud of our track record of securing planning consent for valuable community facilities on behalf of both public and private sector clients – from village halls to libraries and pre-schools.
DHA understand that commercial development can be complex and time-consuming. With extensive experience in the industry, we specialize in securing planning permissions for industrial, manufacturing and commercial projects, so you can focus on what matters: moving your business forward.
Services we work in
Our Environment team provide environmental consultancy services to deliver sustainable and viable solutions to planning and environmental problems.
DHA offer a Geographical Information System (GIS) service that can provide a variety of maps to help visualise data, identify patterns and aid decision making.
11.03.2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill introduces radical planning reformsThe Government first announced in the King’s Speech in July 2024 that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill would be introduced in this parliamentary session, and in January, the Secretary of State for Housing Angela revealed the bill was likely to be tabled “around March”. However, the landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill has now been introduced to Parliament and DHA looks at some of its key planning reform measures.
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