IEMA Registered Environmental Impact Assessors

Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd is a leading, independent UK Town Planning consultancy with a reputation for providing impartial and creative advice on a wide range of planning and environmental issues. We specialise in piloting major commercial and public infrastructure projects through to consent and implementation, and work on a range of planning projects for public and private sector clients.

AURORA Environmental is one of the leading consultancies specialising in the provision of EIA services to marine, coastal and island industries.

It prides itself in its innovative yet practical approach to EIA. The establishment of close working relationships with our clients ensures the environmental assessment process is fully integrated into project design and operation. Our excellent project management skills and ability to effectively facilitate consultation also helps set us apart from our competitors.

In addition to its in-house team of specialists, AURORA has an established network of associates that allows it to tailor high calibre project teams to specific client needs.

Barton Willmore is the leading independent planning, regeneration and design consultancy in the UK. We have reached this prominent market position through a commitment to delivering sustainable development of the highest quality.

From our eight regional offices, over 330 members of staff make up a unique balance of town planners, masterplanners, architects, landscape consultants, environmental consultants (including EIA and HIA specialists), project managers, Cost Consultants and support staff serving clients across the UK.

We have been involved in EIAs and producing ESs for more than 18 years, and have a strong track record in producing robust documentation for major schemes across the country. We have experience of Environmental Assessment for a range of different development types, including power generation, mixed use developments, housing, minerals, waste and water

Black & Veatch Group is a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy, with offices throughout the UK, and worldwide. At Black & Veatch, environmental scientists and engineers work in integrated teams to gain regulatory approval, minimise environmental impacts and maximise environmental opportunities; whilst still meeting the economic, buildability and client objectives for the project. We provide services predominantly in relation to the water environment, energy and information sectors; to Water Companies, BAA, the Environment Agency, British Waterways, Local Authorities and private developers for schemes ranging widely in design, scale, location and environment, and at strategic and project levels.

Black & Veatch is an IEMA-registered environmental impact assessor and all the environmental staff are members of recognised professional institutes, such as CIWEM, IEEM or IEMA. Our reporting fully utilises our in-house GIS capabilities and our work is undertaken in compliance with our ISO14001 Environmental Management System and ISO9001 Quality Management System.

Broadway Malyan is experienced in all aspects of screening, scoping and production of Environmental Statements for residential, commercial, leisure and mixed-use developments requiring EIA. We offer economies of scale and a coherent approach through our complementary architecture, landscape, town planning and urban design capabilities, in addition to in-house sustainability and cultural heritage expertise, to assist in the evolution of sustainable schemes as an integral part of the design and assessment process. We see sustainability as a key part of this process and our iterative approach results in successful and cost-effective solutions by recognising and accommodating environmental issues from the outset.

As specialists in quality, health, safety and environment management, Bureau Veritas has considerable experience both in managing and coordinating major EIA’s and in providing discrete issue-specific assessments. With experience in over 200 EIA projects, Bureau Veritas uses its expertise to develop integrated solutions that reconcile the varied demands of the environment, the developer and affected stakeholders.

• EIA management
• Stakeholder consultation
• Screening Requests and Scoping Studies
• Environmental Statements and Non-Technical Summaries
• Geology, hydrogeology and contamination
• Flood risk, drainage and water quality
• Noise and vibration
• Ecology
• Landscape and visual impact
• Air quality
• Sustainability and community impacts

Over 30 years, Chris Blandford Associates Ltd has become one of the leading independent environmental planning and landscape architecture consultancies in the United Kingdom. From our offices in London and Sussex, we provide environmental, landscape and planning services to a variety of clients in both the private and public sectors. We have particular experience of environmental assessment for development within sensitive landscapes and townscapes, historic environments and areas of ecological interest. Our key environmental services include:

• Environmental Statements
• EIA Scoping Studies
• Environmental Appraisals/Audits
• Planning Application Strategy Advice
• Specialist Landscape, Ecological and Heritage Advice
• Impact Assessment and Mitigation Advice

CPM provides practical, cost effective solutions in the following areas:

• Environmental impact assessment
• GIS
• Ecology; protected species and habitat management
• Landscape design, management and planning
• Archaeology and cultural heritage
• Arboriculture
• Graphics
• Agriculture and soils

Most of CPM’s work is generated through repeat business and referrals, as demonstrated in the many commendations received from clients:

“I am always delighted when I know that CPM are coming on board as part of the team. It is vital to have absolute confidence for an expert appraisal in any field.”
- Senior London Planning QC.

Cushman & Wakefield is the world’s largest privately held real estate services firm. Founded in 1917, the firm has 201 offices in 55 countries around the globe, and more than 12,000 talented professionals.

Cushman & Wakefield delivers integrated solutions by actively advising, implementing and managing on behalf of landlords, tenants, and investors through every stage of the real estate process. Amongst a wider range of environmental and sustainability services, we provide focused, pragmatic and commercial advice on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Sustainability Appraisal (SA).

Emery Planning Partnership is one of the largest independent planning consultancies in the North West. We have an excellent reputation as a provider of competent, independent and professional advice. We take a positive and pragmatic approach with an understanding and appreciation of statutory requirements. We look ‘outside of the box’ when advising on development proposals and have an enviable track record for achieving results. We are large enough to deal with the full range of planning matters and small enough to give individual attention.

Staffed by 15 professionals, the practice is able to call upon a broad range of professional skills and extensive experience in the public and private sectors to meet the requirements of each case.

We are experienced in all areas of the production and co-ordination of EIAs and can draw upon a network of other professionals involved in development to provide a multi-disciplinary team and the convenience of a cost effective “one-stop professional service” for our clients.

Creating the environment for business
Entec is one of the UK’s largest environmental and engineering consultancies with offices throughout the UK and over 60 years of consulting experience in the public and private sectors in the UK and overseas. Entec’s customers are highly diverse, across a range of industry sectors.

The company assists the public sector develop and implement policy, legislation, and best practice guidance. We help businesses improve their operational effectiveness and performance, with services ranging from risk assessment, management systems and training through to waste minimisation, process optimisation and pollution prevention and control.

Entec also works with businesses to achieve their development objectives, with services including development planning and site selection, environmental audit (due diligence), environmental impact assessment, project management, feasibility studies and optioneering, design and construction management. Entec is an IEMA-registered EIA Practitioner and all Entec’s activities are certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

ENVIRON has been a member of IEA (now IEMA) since 1992 and were awarded Registered EIA status in 1993.

Since our formation in 1989, we have undertaken several hundred EIAs for a broad range of residential, office, retail, leisure and industrial developments. We are the UK’s leading EIA practitioner in tall buildings, including the Swiss Re Tower, the Heron Tower, Fenchurch Street Tower and Plantation Place.

As a Registered EIA and with many years experience, ENVIRON has earned a reputation as a credible, technically excellent pragmatic and objective consulting firm and as a leader in developing creative solutions to our clients’ most challenging problems.

Environmental Resources Management Registered Status from October 1993

ERM is one of the world's premier environmental consultancies and has over 320 UK staff. ERM's EIA team consists of over 75 staff in the UK. ERM is a market leader in carrying out EIAs of development projects, and has written much of the official guidance on EIA methodology

ERM has experience in helping a wide variety of projects through the planning process. These include the transport sector (eg light and heavy rail schemes and airport developments), electricity generating projects (such as onshore and offshore wind farms and other renewables), urban regeneration projects, pipelines and the oil and gas industry.

ERT (Scotland) Ltd is an independent marine environmental monitoring and environmental consultancy company. Our experience of marine environmental issues and familiarity with the regulatory processes across industry sectors enables us to provide a range of services from baseline surveys and analytical services to environmental impact assessments, consultation and consent applications.

We have 30 years experience of undertaking environmental impact assessments on a variety of projects. Our broad client base includes conservation agencies, whisky distilleries, fish farmers and oil and gas companies.

ERT’s environmental consultants will ensure your project has a smooth consent process by developing an effective approach to environmental planning. This involves clear project understanding, effective communication and a dynamic and flexible approach to project changes no matter what size the project.

FaberMaunsell is a multidisciplinary environmental management and engineering consultancy employing over 250 specialist staff in UK regional offices and a member of the global AECOM group.

All human activities have an environmental 'footprint'. At FaberMaunsell, we work with commercial and public organisations to ensure that footprint is managed effectively in the context of legislation, regulation, investment, community development and best practice. We also deal with the legacy of past practices to meet today's requirements and implement technology and measures to protect the future.

FaberMaunsell provide advice and support on environmental risks and the increasingly onerous liabilities associated with environmental damage.

Golder Associates (UK) Ltd is part of the Golder Associates Corporation which is a well respected global group of consulting companies delivering solutions to environmental and ground engineering issues.

We are proud to be a 100% employee-owned company, and believe that this ownership profile benefits our clients too, because as owners we have powerful motivation to ensure that they receive the best advice and service.

We offer an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach to EIA. Our team is fully conversant with planning procedures, UK/EU guidance & legislation, and has extensive experience in producing Environmental Statements across a range of projects and sectors in the UK, Europe and Worldwide.

From a range of services, we have developed a leading global multi-disciplinary consultancy specialising in integrated environmental engineering design and management services.

Our principles are founded on innovation, integration and environmental sustainability providing high quality, leading-edge advice to clients.

We provide the full range of environmental services including technical assessments, R&D commissions, civil engineering infrastructure design, and management. We work in partnership with private and public sector clients.

Halcrow employs over 4000 professional and technical staff in 31 international and 32 UK offices. Environmental staff currently support commissions in the UK, Hungary, Georgia, Russia, Brazil, Chile, The Philippines and the Middle East.

Jeffrey Stevenson Associates (JSA) is a small landscape and environmental planning practice which specialises in the assessment of visual and landscape effects for EIA purposes. In recent years, JSA has developed particular expertise in assessing proposed wind farm developments in a range of environments extending from mountain and upland moorland to lowland farmland and fen.

There is a strong understanding within the practice of the linkages between landscape planning, town & country planning and ecological and cultural heritage together with an appreciation of landscape planning’s place within the development sanctioning process and environmental impact assessment.

Land Use Consultants (LUC) was established in 1966 and is one of the country’s leading environmental consultancies, with offices in London, Glasgow and Bristol.

LUC currently employs some 120 staff, with expertise in EIA supported by further specialist skills in ecology, landscape and visual impact assessment and planning.

LUC has been involved in EIA since the early 1970s and has undertaken over 60 individual EIAs, covering transport projects, water resources, energy generation, housing and new towns, industrial plants, minerals, waste management, agriculture and drainage. LUC often has a role post application, for example Public Inquiry work, as design advisor during further project development and as ecological clerk of works during construction.

We have also been commissioned to independently review Environmental Statements, undertake EIA research projects at national and European level, and prepare good practice guidance on behalf of government agencies. Members of LUC staff have also delivered EIA training and lectured on university EIA courses.

Nicholas Pearson Associates are a specialist EIA consultancy, with over 25 years experience of conducting Environmental Impact Assessments and preparing Environmental Statements for all sectors: housing, commercial, waste, minerals, transport, energy and water, both in the UK and overseas. The consultancy have been Registered Impact Assessors with the IEMA since the inception of the scheme and are recognized for consistent high standards and understanding of clients’ needs. Nicholas Pearson Associates focus on accuracy, impartiality with particular attention to the mitigation of potential impacts.

Services include:

-EIA scoping, coordination and reporting
-ES preparation and independent reviews
-Landscape architecture
-Ecology and habitat creation
-Historic landscape assessment and restoration
-GIS
-Graphic design, exhibitions and presentations

Nicholas Pearson Associates are also authors of the Environmental Impact Assessment Handbook – a Practical Guide for Planners, Developers and Communities (www.thomastelford.com).

Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) provides comprehensive environmental services for every type of project, every type of setting, every type of client.

We provide consultancy services to the highest environmental, social, ethical and professional standards, embracing the vital importance of sustainability in today’s world. The motivation of our staff to incorporate realistic but ambitious solutions through excellence can be seen in some of the UK’s highest profile environmental projects including several hundred EIA studies in the UK and overseas over the last 20 years.

In Europe, Africa and the Middle East we employ over 2,000 staff in 35 offices, including over 130 environmental specialists, offering a full range of design, engineering and project and programme management services for infrastructure projects throughout the region.

Peter Brett Associates (PBA) is one of the UK's leading independent consultancy firms offering a range of multi-disciplinary services, delivering total solutions for public and private sector clients. Our expertise encompasses all aspects of land development, civil engineering, buildings, transport, water and the environment delivering total solutions for public and private sector clients worldwide. Our EIA services include, EIA management and ES preparation, screening and scoping studies, air quality and acoustics, contaminated land and geotechnics, ecology, environmental management, health impact, GIS, hydrology and flood risk, sustainability and energy, transport, waste management. To view a full list of our services, please visit our website http://www.pba.co.uk/

QinetiQ is a leading international defence and security technology company. We develop innovative technology-based solutions and products and provide technology-rich support services for major government organisations, such as the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the US Department of Defence (DoD), and for commercial customers around the world.

We have built up significant intellectual capital and expertise, with over 13,500 employees contributing to our intellectual capital base. QinetiQ’s Environment Team undertakes Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) work for military activities (sonars, sensors, weapons, platforms, marine tracking ranges) and non-military activities (marine renewables, wind energy, marine aggregates, and decommissioning of offshore installations).

The Environment Team works regularly with academia and industry and can draw on the technology and expertise of in-house scientists and engineers for complex, multi-disciplinary tasks. The team provides legal advice to the UK MOD on the marine environment, including underwater noise, ship disposal and obtaining environmental consents.

Royal Haskoning is an international and multidisciplinary firm of consultants, architects and engineers. Our advisory services cover the broad spectrum that encompasses the sustainable interaction between people and their environment in regard to spatial development, infrastructure & transport, architecture & building, mechanical & electrical services, environment, water, coastal & rivers and maritime. We advise public and private sector organisations all over the world using our experience going back over 100 years and the skills of our 3200 consultants.

For more information visit http://www.royalhaskoning.com/

RPS is the UK's acknowledged market leader in town planning and urban design as well as Europe's leading environmental consultancy. The Group reported an annual turnover of £124.6m (2003) and employs 2,700 staff located at 65 offices, the majority of which are located in the UK and Ireland.

RPS can undertake every aspect of Environmental Assessment, IPPC permitting and EMS implementation or certification. Specific expertise includes Air Quality; Noise and Vibration; Ecology and Biodiversity; Archaeology and Heritage Conservation; Landscape and Visual Impact; Hydrogeology and Hydrology; Water Quality; Human Health Risk; Transport Assessment; Retail Impact; Socio-economics; Energy Efficiency and Climate Change.

RSK ENSR Group is an independent, multidisciplinary consulting and technical services company specialising in environmental planning and compliance, land assessment, remediation, and health and safety management. As a mark of RSK ENSR's quality of service, it remains one of the few consultancies of its kind to be certified to the international standards of ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment) and OHSAS 18001 (healthy and safety). With 350 staff across 13 strategic locations in the UK and its rapidly expanding operations in Europe, The Gulf and Caspian regions, RSK ENSR aims to offer its vast range of environmental support services on every client’s doorstep.

Savills is one of the largest property and planning consultancies to the private and public sectors in the UK. It provides a range of services from over 60 offices, building on its reputation for professional advice. A key strength is our ability to blend planning, environmental and property services in a way that adds financial value to our clients’ projects.

Our services are diverse, from strategic studies and site evaluation to landscape appraisal, urban design and environmental impact assessment. Working closely with in-house and external specialists, an interdisciplinary approach enables us to secure viable outcomes for our clients.

Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) is a global professional services consultancy of 5000 people providing strategic advice and design skills to clients in the property, infrastructure, environmental, energy and resources markets.

Our UK Water and Environment business is a leading environmental consultancy and part of a growing global environmental practice. We have qualified environmental scientists, engineers, planners, economists, hydrogeologists and social scientists with specialised skills in all facets of environmental management.

SKM provide the following services across a broad range of industry sectors; contaminated land assessment and remediation; Environmental Impact Assessments; sustainability services; environmental auditing and due diligence; Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control; hydrology and hydraulic modelling and environmental management.

SLR Consulting Limited is a leading independent multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy specialising in the technical aspects of development, planning, remediation and pollution control, environmental protection, and permitting.

The Company aims to provide a comprehensive service for developers, and has prepared well over 100 environmental assessments for the waste management, mineral extraction, industrial and commercial sectors. In addition recent public sector clients include national governments, international lending agencies, the European Union and local authorities throughout the United Kingdom.

SLR was established in 1994 and now employs over 200 staff in seven UK offices.

Temple has a successful track record in providing focused and high quality Environmental Impact Assessment. We provide a comprehensive range of EIA services, from specialist advice and support on specific disciplines to the production of full Environmental Statements.

Our EIA for the Thameslink 2000 project, in 2004, achieved ‘A’ ratings from IEMA on all aspects and an award from Network Rail for innovation in the Sustainable Development Category. Temple has most recently been appointed in 2006 for the EIA for the Docklands Light Rail extension.

Our personnel include planning, environmental, EIA and sustainability specialists, who have worked on a wide range of prestigious and complex projects.

TEP is a multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy with a broad base of services in planning, environmental assessment, SA/SEA, ecology, masterplanning, environmental regeneration, landscape and urban design, stewardship, arboriculture, urban forestry and community consultation.

TEP has undertaken feasibility studies and EIAs of roads, overhead lines, power stations, pipelines, marinas, residential and mixed-use developments. We have also undertaken SA/SEA elements of LDPs.

TEP is an IEMA – Registered Environmental Impact Assessor and staff are members of recognised professional institutes such as the IEMA, RTPI, Landscape Institute, and IEEM. TEP operates a Quality System certified to ISO 9001.

Terence O’Rourke is an award winning practice specialising in environmental consultancy and offering the combined services of town planning, urban design, landscape architecture, architecture and graphic design. The environmental consultancy director is an IEMA registered Principal EIA Practitioner.

The practice has expertise in landscape, ecology, cultural heritage, noise and air quality, producing environmental statements that give accurate, objective impact appraisals. Through more than 100 EIA projects, it has a strong track record for working with developers and in-house planners to identify opportunities and problems early in the process for master plan, mixed use, residential, motor industry, renewables, transport, waste and water schemes.

The Landmark Environmental Practice is a leading UK practice offering integrated Environmental Planning, EIA, Landscape Design and Ecology services. We have 30 years experience of working throughout Britain and abroad, with a varied portfolio of clients in both private and public sectors.

We are specialists in commercial, transport, energy, mixed use and cultural heritage sectors. In addition to our core work of EIA we offer our clients a full range of environmental services, from conceptual ideas, feasibility studies and project screening and scoping, to masterplanning, project delivery and post development monitoring.

We offer realistic and innovative measures to mitigate adverse impacts of development and secure real environmental enhancement. Our reports, illustrated studies, and advocacy presentations on behalf of our clients are complemented by our comprehensive graphic design and exhibition service.

We have achieved a reputation for the highest quality EIA work and for being creative, flexible and efficient. We have a proven track record for practical and cost effective solutions, for imaginative landscape master-planning and for rigorous scientific evaluation. Our services enhance the reputation of our clients for responsibility to the environment.

Turley Associates is the UK’s leading independent planning and urban design consultancy, operating from a network of nine offices. Our core business is facilitating new development in a variety of sectors (including mixed-use, business, housing, retail and leisure) all of which are vital to the future of sustainable communities. Effective Environmental Assessment is at the heart of a successful scheme and our consultants take time to listen to and understand client needs and aspirations, community perspectives and local authority objectives. The company has an established reputation for providing sound and impartial advice, skilled presentation and negotiation, and successful results over the past 24 years

URS Corporation Ltd
Registered Environmental Impact Assessor

URS is one of the world's leading consulting firms employing the industry's finest environmental scientists, engineers, economists and project managers. In the UK, we employ over 1,000 staff working from 11 offices across the country. URS is recognised as one of the country's leading EIA practitioners and is a Registered Member of IEMA. We provide clients with a comprehensive range of EIA and SEA services, along with strategic consulting advice.

Our Environmental Assessment Teams have the expertise to manage and undertake all of the disciplines necessary for an EIA including transportation, ecological, socio-economic, noise, vibration, air quality, ground condition, hydrological, archaeological and visual impact assessments. We bring a pragmatic approach to the management and delivery of Environmental Statements. Working closely alongside planners, architects, lawyers and engineers, we ensure timely delivery of the ES in support of planning applications.

Our award winning EIAs cover the property, urban regeneration, natural resources, and transport sectors. Our current work includes some of the most high profile, complex and prestigious developments across the UK.

Waterman Environmental is an established environmental consultancy practice, delivering a comprehensive range of specialist services including: environmental impact assessments (EIA), strategic environmental assessments (SEA), sustainability appraisals (SA), contaminated land investigation and remediation, environmental due diligence and geotechnical engineering.

Our depth of knowledge allows us to advise clients on large-scale multi-disciplinary projects and small specialist commissions. Our project portfolio includes: Greenwich Peninsula and Millennium Village, Barking Riverside, Quartermile Edinburgh, Park Place Croydon, Regents Quarter in King's Cross and Paternoster Square London.

Our teams are respected for their professional and friendly approach; our personal commitment fosters an excellent working relationship with clients and fellow consultants.

When performance matters

White Young Green Environmental (WYGE) is a leading environmental consultancy providing professional advice and expertise in a wide range of services covering: Environmental Engineering, Environmental Assessment (including EIA, SEA), Environmental Management (including EMS, EPE, Contour, BS8555), Ground Engineering and Investigation, Health & Safety and Sustainability (including BREEAM, EcoHomes, CEEQUAL).

WYGE has over 225 staff based in 10 offices across the UK and an annual turnover of £15M (03/04). Our environmental skills can also be delivered as a comprehensive package including multi-discipline engineering, town planning, facilities and project management services thus ensuring coordinated and sustainable solutions to achieve total project delivery.

As one of Europe’s leading consultancies, WSP Environmental offers a diverse and all-encompassing range of environmental and geotechnical specialist services. With 12 UK offices and over 300 staff, WSP Environmental UK is part of a growing global network belonging to the WSP Group plc.

Our approach and aim to understand and add value to our clients businesses has led to an established client base covering the financial, investment, legal, development, construction, and industrial sectors.

WSP Environmental offers a well recognised exceptional standard of service delivered though a skilled and professional multi-disciplinary team. Expertises are diverse and comprehensive including capabilities in Acoustics and Vibration, Contaminated Land and Remediation, Due Diligence, Energy and Climate, Environmental Auditing, Environmental Planning including EIA, SEA and Sustainability, Environmental Management, Geotechnical, Strategic Corporate Services including CSR, EMS and Training, Safety and Risk Management Services and Waste Management.