What We Do
Our team comprises specialists in the following disciplines:
- Arboriculture
- Archaeology
- Countryside Management
- Ecology
- Historic Buildings
- Landscape Architecture
- Planning
- Urban Design
We offer environmental assessment, planning, design and management assistance to organisations delivering public services across the UK.
We focus on supporting local authorities by providing access to a pool of expertise that can be drawn on as and when needed to meet resourcing requirements resulting from increased workloads, skills gaps, staff vacancies, or the demand for a particular type of project.
With a large and dynamic team of specialists, as well as a comprehensive understanding of planning and environmental decision-making across the public sector, we are ideally placed to help our clients meet their changing needs.
Our Services
- Development management
- Our core offer includes the provision of specialist environmental advice for all aspects of development management, from pre-application to public inquiry, helping to ensure local planning authorities meet their legal obligations and comply with national and local planning policy. Our flexible, on-demand support can be increased or reduced to meet your needs.
- Strategic planning and assessment
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We specialise in supporting local planning authorities with the preparation of their Local Plans. From evidence gathering to policy writing and public examination, we can deliver a range of strategic and bespoke projects, providing extra capacity and capability for your service.
- Survey
- Our teams undertake specialist surveys to develop insight and understanding. From one-off constraints checks to complete inventories of assets, we help to inform our clients' decision-making and reduce risks, ensuring compliance with legislation.
- Asset management
- We advise and support our clients on the management and enhancement of their environmental assets, including historic buildings and monuments, urban and rural spaces, trees and other habitats.
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- Design
- Our capabilities range from conceptual design and sketch proposals through to detailed design, Masterplans, design codes and frameworks. Our specialists are equipped with the latest commercial software for 2D and 3D designs, including 2D CAD drawings, 3D modelling, visualisations, montages, 3D mapping, and GIS.
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- Training and guidance
- We believe in sharing our knowledge with our client teams, councillors, and their communities through guidance and training that is tailored to existing understanding and need. We also deliver programmes of training for fellow practitioners, helping to build knowledge and learning across our sector.
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Please use the right-hand menu to discover more about the work we do, or visit our projects page for examples of completed projects.
