At Sweco, we provide expert guidance and assessment at the pre-application stage to ensure your development proposals meet policy, occupant, environmental and circular economy requirements efficiently.
Our multi-disciplinary planning team combines environmental insight, technical rigour and regulatory expertise to deliver robust, decision-ready planning statements and supporting documents to help de-risk your project and accelerate permission/approval. We work alongside design teams, developers, architects and planning consultants – both in-house and with third parties – to embed best practice from concept to consent.
With diverse pre-planning experience across various sectors, we can clarify complex requirements across waste, demolition, refurbishment/redevelopment, wellbeing and sustainability, all ensuring our clients pre-applications align with the requirements of RIBA stages 0, 1 and 2 as well as local authority policies, BREEAM and national frameworks.
Construction Environmental Management Plans – outlining how construction projects will comply with environmental legislation by reducing and minimizing its negative environmental impacts.
Planning Liaison & Submission Support – coordinating with local authorities and environmental officers
Clarity on planning policy: We provide clear guidance on the relevant planning policies and material considerations affecting your proposed development – ensuring your project aligns with local and national requirements from the outset.
Early, collaborative engagement: We’ll work openly with planning authorities, stakeholders and partners at an early stage to identify and resolve potential issues.
Proactive mitigation planning: We help explore and agree suitable mitigation measures and planning conditions, supporting smoother negotiations and reducing uncertainty later in the process.
Streamlined submissions: By identifying the information and evidence needed to support your planning application, we help prevent validation delays and create a clear, compliant submission.
Provided the Pre-demolition Audit, Operational Waste Management plan and Site Waste Management Plan for the BBC Elstree Centre, London
Provided the Pre-demolition Audit, Operational Waste Management plan and Site Waste Management Plan for the London Borough of Lewisham Achilles Estate Regeneration scheme
Together with our clients and the collective knowledge of our engineers, consultants and other specialists, we co-create solutions to address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation, and make our societies more sustainable. With international multi-disciplinary teams, we can call on the right insight and technical capability at the right time from across Buildings, Infrastructure, Advisory & Planning and Compliance.
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