Disturbance and Reinstatement Claims

Specialist Advice on Disturbance and Reinstatement Claims

We provide specialist advice and representation where landowners and farmers have suffered damage or financial loss as a result of works carried out by utility or infrastructure companies. Such situations commonly arise where access has been taken or construction works undertaken across agricultural land, resulting in disruption to farming operations or physical damage to the land itself.

Our role is to act directly on behalf of the landowner to assess and quantify the full extent of the loss incurred. We investigate the circumstances of the works, evaluate the operational and financial impact on the farming business, and prepare a detailed and robust compensation claim. This is then presented to the relevant utility or infrastructure company and negotiated firmly to secure a fair settlement for our client.

Typical claims include damage to field drainage systems caused during works or access, excessive soil compaction affecting grassland or cropping land, crop loss, substandard reinstatement of agricultural land, and breaches of farm biosecurity with associated consequences for the business. We utilise drone technology to document and evidence damage from an aerial perspective, allowing us to clearly demonstrate the scale and impact of the issue and strengthen the case for compensation. With strong agricultural knowledge and extensive experience dealing with utilities and infrastructure providers, we ensure that compensation claims fully reflect the real costs and practical consequences of disruption to the land and the farming enterprise. Our objective is to ensure landowners are properly compensated and their land restored to an appropriate and acceptable standard.