Specialist Solutions
Planning, Consenting & Permitting Strategy for Projects in the UK and Ireland.
We’ll navigate the path from concept to consent
Our specialist solutions guide major projects into fully consented and compliant operation, faster.
We lead, manage and advise on every stage of your planning, permitting and consenting process, from project inception through to operational compliance.
Our strategic leadership and hands-on, proactive support provide the ultimate peace of mind for major projects: we take care of the planning and consenting processes so our clients can deliver net-gain impacts, faster.
Flexible Strategy Solutions
Project Co-Design
We support project teams to design projects that match the specific requirements of the specialist consenting and permitting regimes they are working within, including:
- Site-finding support
- Constraints analysis
- Optioneering and design advice through to Design Freeze
EIA Process Management
We commission and manage Environmental Impact Assessment processes to ensure that all findings and
recommendations remain consentable in relation to the relevant jurisdiction
- Engaging, guiding and managing EIA-accredited subcontractors
- Ensuring that project specifications deliver net gain
Proactive Engagement
We proactively engage with internal and external project stakeholders throughout the project lifespan, anticipating and neutralising problems before they arise:
- Liaison with external consultants (communications, EIA, etc)
- Liaison with internal teams (engineering, planning, permitting, consenting)
- Engaging with local authorities and government bodies
Active Management
We take the lead on planning, permitting and consenting projects from submission to condition discharge, including:
- Submitting applications
- Negotiating permissions with statutory consultees
- Co-ordinating the satisfactory fulfilment of condition discharge requirements
Operational compliance
We proactively ensure continued operational compliance, including:recommendations remain consentable in relation to the relevant jurisdiction
- Monitoring the compliance of operational projects
- Avoiding preventable breaches
- Liaising with third parties to resolve unavoidable breaches
Retrospective Compliance Strategy Solutions
In sectors where change is often the only constant, you can trust our team of solutions-focused specialists
to get your project back on track in case of a breach, including:
- Strategic problem solving
- Retrospective or amended consents and permissions
- Minimised engineering intervention and/or site down-time
