Development Planning Services (Environment, Water & Transport)

Our team of teams delivers end-to-end development planning services – from site selection and feasibility to planning permission and design, our multi-disciplinary specialists provide expert guidance throughout every project stage.

We offer fully integrated, end-to-end planning services in-house – from EIAs and flood resilience to landscape architecture, ecology and heritage consultancy. Our unique, co-ordinated approach streamlines complex projects and leads to more robust applications, greater certainty in securing planning permission, and ultimately faster and more successful outcomes.

 

Our multi-disciplinary expertise

Environmental Planning

  1. Due Diligence & Strategic Advice
  2. EIA Screening & Scoping
  3. EIA Co-ordination & Delivery
  4. Environmental Planning
  5. Co-ordination (when non-EIA)
  6. Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMP)
  7. Environmental Permitting
  8. Health & Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA)
  9. GIS & Digital Services

Water Services

  1. Flood Risk Assessments/Flood Consequences Assessments
  2. Foul & Surface Drainage Strategies (SuDS)
  3. Flood Modelling
  4. Water & Nutrient Neutrality
  5. Groundwater/Hydrogeology

Air Quality

  1. Air Quality Modelling/Monitoring
  2. Air Quality Impact Assessment
  3. Dust Management
  4. Odour

Land Quality

  1. Tier 1 and 2 Contamination Risk Assessment
  2. Remediation Strategies & Validation
  3. Geotechnical
  4. Waste & Materials Management

Carbon Assessments

  1. Strategic Carbon Management & Implementation Planning
  2. PAS 2080 Carbon Management
  3. Carbon Impact Assessment
  4. Climate EIA Chapters

Ecology

  1. Preliminary Ecology Appraisal (PEA)
  2. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
  3. Protected Species Surveys
  4. Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA)
  5. Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA)
  6. Invasive Non-native Species Management (INNS)
  7. Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW)

Heritage

  1. Archaeological/Historic Environment Desk-based Assessment
  2. Heritage Statement/Heritage Impact Assessment
  3. Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) & Contractor Management
  4. Settings Assessments

Landscape Architecture

  1. Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA)
  2. Landscape Character Assessment
  3. Heritage & Townscape Visual Assessment
  4. Assessment of Greenbelt purposes
  5. Promotion of Sites through the Development Plan
  6. Outline Feasibility Studies
  7. Outline Landscape Design & Masterplanning

Acoustics

  1. Environmental noise & vibration survey reports
  2. Noise impact assessments
  3. Construction noise & vibration assessments

Transport Planning

  1. Transport Assessments & Travel Plans
  2. Delivery & Servicing Management Plans
  3. Car Parking Management Plans
  4. Construction Traffic Management Plans
  5. Transport Modelling