Fisher German lands Wylfa advisory contract

The contract runs for an initial five-year period, with the option to extend for a further two years and builds on Fisher German's long-standing involvement with the Wylfa site.

Under the contract, Fisher German will provide a broad range of services from across the firm to help the project move forward, including its property management, advisory, and infrastructure divisions. The team will provide estate management services in the pre-construction phase, including activities associated with agency and lease arrangements; consents and easements; and estate and asset management.

The company said it was "the first contract of its kind in the UK and ensures Fisher German will play a key role in the UK’s next generation of nuclear power development".

"This is an incredibly exciting step forward, not just for Fisher German but for the UK's energy future," said Simon Tivey, Associate Partner at Fisher German. "Being trusted to support such a complex and large-scale infrastructure project shows the confidence placed in our breadth of expertise, and it's a privilege to be involved at such a pivotal stage. SMRs have the potential to transform how we generate clean power while creating long-term, high-quality jobs, and we're proud to be playing our part in bringing that vision closer to reality."

Hugh Platt, Partner at Fisher German, added: "The project is expected to progress through consultation and planning stages over the coming years, with the ambition of securing consent and moving towards construction later in the decade."

Jamie Pickup, Head of Land, Properties & Facilities Management at Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N), said: "Fisher German brings a depth of land, property and infrastructure expertise, which is essential to navigate the highly complex estate management environment. Along with our partners, they will play a critical role in keeping this nationally significant project moving forward with confidence and pace."

In November last year, the UK government announced that Wylfa will host three Rolls-Royce small modular reactors. It said the site - where a Magnox plant is being decommissioned - could potentially host up to eight SMRs.

Great British Energy – Nuclear will start activity on the site this year with the aim for Wylfa's SMRs to be supplying power to the grid from the mid-2030s.

The Rolls-Royce SMR is a 470 MWe design based on a small pressurised water reactor. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years. Ninety percent of the SMR - measuring about 16 metres by 4 metres - will be built in factory conditions, limiting activity on-site primarily to assembly of pre-fabricated, pre-tested, modules which significantly reduces project risk and has the potential to drastically shorten build schedules.

In June 2025, Rolls-Royce SMR was selected as the UK government's preferred technology for the country's first SMR project. A final investment decision is expected to be taken in 2029.