It’s 2025 and the Dalcour Maclaren podcast is back. If you work in land consent, environment and planning, geomatics or land referencing (or if you want work in our industry), this should be your podcast of choice.

At the heart of DM is a saying that is part of our original story. We thought it is was time we explained exactly what it means and how our clients in the utilities and infrastructure sector benefit from it.

Always for, never against. It means that we only represent our clients in gaining land consent. Our competitors will field land agents to represent landowners but for James Neil CEO, he had one too many brushes on the doorstep of farms and rural businesses with his colleagues. And it didn’t feel right.

So, when he founded Dalcour Maclaren, he decided to promise his clients that his team would only ever act for and never against them. It’s part of what has helped us grow, gain the trust and respect of our clients and truly act as partners.

In this episode, James chats to Power Generation Director, Simon Hinchliffe (dubbed King of DCOs at DM), about his view of Always for, never against and how it has resulted in a new piece of research – Insights. Shared exclusively with our clients, it lists land agent fees, by geographic region, seniority, sector and more. It’s ideal for clients to ensure they know what reasonable (and unreasonable) fees look like. It also gives advice on how they should engage with landowners over payments of those fees.

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This is your go-to podcast for the utility and infrastructure sectors. Brought to you by Dalcour Maclaren, U&I is packed full of industry insight and expert perspectives. We discuss complex issues in an honest and practical way, from policy updates to planning and project delivery.

Join us as we explore the challenges and opportunities in:

• land consent
• environmental and planning
• geomatics
• land surveying
• land referencing
• power networks
• power generation
• digital infrastructure
• water management
• infrastructure
• property management
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At Dalcour Maclaren, we unlock consents for the utilities and infrastructure sector.

You can follow James Neil and Simon Hinchliffe on LinkedIn or email them directly:

James Neil, CEO

james.neil@dalcourmaclaren.com

Simon Hinchliffe, Director, Power Generation

simon.hinchliffe@dalcourmaclaren.com

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