Macvere Utility Consultants
Utility consultancy for development.
Utilities decide whether a scheme is viable, when it can be built and what the infrastructure will cost. Macvere gives developers, housebuilders and landowners independent utility advice at every stage - land acquisition, planning, design and delivery.
We cover electricity, gas, potable water, wastewater, surface water and telecoms as one picture, because the disciplines interact. A diversion in one service moves the cost in another. We never analyse one utility in isolation.
Our services
Utility consultancy services
Macvere Utility Consultants
Utility due diligence
Know what you are buying before you buy it. Records, constraints plans, feasibility and budget costs at acquisition stage.
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Point of connection and capacity
Load assessments, POC applications and reviews, capacity assessments and reinforcement support across all utilities.
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Utility strategy and masterplanning
Utility strategy reports that shape the masterplan rather than react to it. Substations, IDNO and NAV strategy, energy and phasing.
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Diversions, disconnections and S278
Diversion strategy and risk, disconnections, temporary supplies and Section 278 utility works, planned early.
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Utility procurement and design management
Multi utility procurement, quote comparison, design reviews and statutory undertaker management through delivery.
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Industry and technical support
Consultancy to DNOs, IDNOs, ICPs and law firms: CAD and design, asset record digitisation, regulatory feedback and CPD.
Read moreIndependent, and why that matters to your budget
Connection providers make money when you build infrastructure. We do not. Our only product is advice, which means we can tell you when a cheaper connection point exists, when a diversion can be avoided and when a quote should be challenged. On most schemes, one avoided mistake more than covers the fee.
Land rights
Substation sites, easements and wayleaves sit on the critical path of every connection. Where a scheme needs legal plans or a land rights transaction completed, Macvere Land Rights, a separate Macvere business, works for the network operator or connection provider on exactly that.
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When should a developer first involve a utility consultant?
Before land acquisition. Most utility cost is fixed by decisions made before anyone checks the networks. A due diligence review at purchase stage costs little and can change the offer price.
Do you cover all utilities?
Yes. Electricity, gas, potable water, wastewater, surface water and telecoms, plus street lighting, district energy and renewable and battery opportunities where relevant.
Do you work UK-wide?
Yes. We are based at Port Solent and work on schemes across the UK.
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Talk to us about your site
Tell us about the site or the scheme. We will tell you quickly and honestly whether we can help, and what it is likely to involve.