Ardent published an article looking at Ardent's response to the Mass Transit Taskforce's call for evidence and how earlier thinking on land, stakeholders, consenting, and delivery can help schemes become genuinely ready to progress.

Ardent is the UK's leading provider of land, consent management, and stakeholder engagement services. We are Chartered Surveyors, land referencers and project managers based in London, Manchester, Cheshire, Leeds, Glasgow, Dublin and Birmingham supporting projects throughout the UK. Established in 1992 to provide a 'one stop shop’ for land and property matters for major infrastructure projects, our client portfolio now stretches across the UK, covering high-profile transport, energy, housing and regeneration projects. We support projects from scheme feasibility, throughout promotion and construction and in to operation. Delivery of land on programme and budget is at the centre of our approach, together with providing clients with a flexible and responsive service, and applying our wide-ranging experience to ensure project success. Over 25 years we boast a 100% success rate of obtaining compulsory purchase powers and delivering vacant possession of land on programme. Our services include – -CPO/DCO/TWAO project management -Acquisitions and land assembly -Scheme development -Consultation and objection management -Valuation and compensation -Land referencing, plan production and notice serving -Acquisitions and land assembly -Property acquisition strategy -Expert witness and Lands Chamber referrals See our services pages for more details about each specialism listed above, or visit www.ardent-management.com for additional information. For a discussion on how we can help you, please call 020 3693 2500 or email info@ardent-management.com