Environmental Planning
Sustainable developments require extensive knowledge of the planning process, statutory obligations, and predicted changes to policy. Tetra Tech’s environmental planning team offers technical and specialist services through project design, planning, and implementation.
Our team of environmental planning consultants provide innovative solutions to ensure successful projects across our key sectors, from small-scale housing developments to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).
Our services in environmental planning
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
We support in delivering major infrastructure and development projects throughout the design, planning consent, and construction phases. We are a registered Environmental Impact Assessor through IEMA’s EIA Quality Mark scheme and carry out all technical assessments in line with the relevant EIA and planning legislation, guidance, and best practice.
Ecology
- Our award-winning ecology team supports national projects through feasibility, planning, construction, post construction and beyond. Our experts provide:
- Baseline and due diligence surveys
- Habitat mapping and Botanical surveys
- Protected Species surveys including great crested newts, reptiles, bats, birds, water voles, otters, hazel dormouse, badger
- Protected Species Mitigation licensing including specialist licences such as Bat Earned Recognition
- Biodiversity Net Gain, Nature Based Solutions and Nature Positive
- Biodiversity Offsetting
- Freshwater Ecology surveys
- Invasive Species surveys and Management Plans
- Ecological Clerk of Works
- Specialist expertise including Nutrient Neutrality, Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA), expert witness, and inquiries
View our Ecology Survey Calendar
Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services
- Natural Capital Accounting, including as part of a multi-capital approach
- Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services Analysis and Assessment
- Environmental Net Gain Assessment
- Nature Positive Strategies, nature-related corporate disclosure (e.g. SBTN, TNFD)
- Advice on nature markets and nature finance
- Biodiversity and Local Nature Recovery Strategies
- Nature-based solutions, including carbon sequestration and climate resilience
- Green infrastructure planning, design, and maintenance
Arboriculture
- BS5837:2012 tree surveys
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment (AIA)
- Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS)
- ACoW/Project Arboriculturist
- Tree Risk Assessments
- Veteran tree assessments
- Desk studies for TPOs/Ancient Woodlands
Noise, Air, Light and Odour (NALO)
Noise, Vibration & Acoustics
- Environmental Noise
- Traffic /Rail /Aircraft Noise
- Warehouse / Distribution /Housing
- Industrial / Plant noise / MoD / Energy
- Building Acoustics, Partitions, Reverberation Control
- Occupational Noise
- Noise and Vibration Monitoring
- Modelling and Prediction
- Noise and Ecological Receptors
- Expert Witness, Public Inquiry
- Local Authority and Regulator (EA) Services
- Policy, Supplementary Planning Guidance
Air Quality and Odour
- Traffic emissions
- Industrial emissions
- Stack emission
- Indoor air quality
- Odour – Including kitchen odour, sewage/waste/landfill/industrial odour, on call odour surveys.
- Radon surveys
- Air quality impact on ecology
- Dust monitoring and assessment – Construction
- Occupational hygiene surveys and assessments – Ducts (Outside to inside)
- Damage costs (Local Authority Specific)
- Air quality neutral assessments – Air quality positive (London)
- Permits – Emission regulations
- Lighting and Occupation Hygiene
- Light spillage surveys and assessment
- Daylight, sunlight, and overshadowing assessment
- Right to Light
- Residential, industrial, commercial
- Impact on ecology – Bats
- Glint & glare
- Occupational Hygiene – Workplace Pollutants, Dust
- Lead in Paint
- Sick Building Syndrome
- Wind and Microclimate
Archaeology and Heritage
- Archaeological assessment including desk-based studies and site surveys
- Research, public engagement, and outreach
- Addressing issues from discovery of nationally significant archaeological remains during development
- Supporting conservation and management of ancient monuments and historic landscapes
- World Heritage Site assessments
Waste and Resource Management
- Waste Permitting
- Industrial Permitting – Energy storage, Pharmaceuticals and Combustion plants
- Waste and Mineral Planning
- Biodegradable and Inert landfill engineering
- Site Waste Management Plans, EIA Waste Chapters & Mineral Safeguarding
- Food Waste Reduction Expertise
- Local Authority Waste Contracting, Strategies and Procurement
- Street cleanliness monitoring / LEQ Surveying
Leveraging global resources
Our environmental planning team leverages global environmental management and compliance expertise from across Tetra Tech to bring our clients science-based and scalable solutions to address pressing environmental, compliance, regulatory, and sustainability needs.
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