Alex Minhinick
Alex is a partner in the planning and compulsory purchase team, having trained and qualified with the firm in 2010.
Alex is a partner within the Planning and Compulsory Purchase team and a specialist consenting lawyer, advising on the management and delivery of planning permissions and other consents for large scale energy and infrastructure projects.
He advises on all elements of projects in England and Wales under planning, highways and compulsory purchase law, and regularly promotes Development Consent Order (DCO) applications for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).
Alex acts on a wide range of projects for developers, landowners and local authority clients. Especially significant examples include:
◾ RWE Renewables UK Solar and Storage: Advising and appearing as advocate for the Byers Gill Solar DCO, the first application made by RWE for an onshore solar farm DCO.
◾ National Highways: Advising and appearing as advocate for the A417 Missing Link DCO application, which won the National Infrastructure Planning Association's "Project of the Year" award 2023.
◾Cardiff Parkway Developments Limited: Advising on its promotion of the Cardiff Parkway scheme for a new railway station and business park between Cardiff and Newport.
◾ Vattenfall: Advising on obtaining section 36 consent for the Pen y Cymoedd onshore windfarm, which remains the largest consented onshore wind scheme in England and Wales.
◾ Associated Petroleum Terminals: Advising on the Immingham Eastern Ro-Ro Terminal and Immingham Green Energy Terminal DCO applications.