Environmental impact assessments (EIA) are required in support of planning applications and developments scheduled under the Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations.
The scope of EIA scheduled development includes most medium to large scale industrial or commercial installations. An EIA is also required where development is likely to have significant effects on the environment by virtue of type, size or location factors.
The Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) promotes environmentally sound and sustainable development and also plays a major role for planning authorities in assessing Environmental Statements submitted by developers.
We can provide regulator liaison, management and reporting services using IEMA and industry guidance to steer a new development scheme in a number of ways.
- EIA screening and planning authority discussions.
- EIA scoping of environmental issues.
- Developer advice sessions, stakeholder and regulator negotiation.
- Project management of consultant teams and document delivery.
- Baseline assessments for the following disciplines:
- waste management
- soils, geology and contaminated land
- water resources
- Production of environmental statements.
- Construction environmental management planning.
Useful links
Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
www.iema.net
Department for Communities and Local Government
www.communities.gov.uk
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
www.defra.gov.uk
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
www.rcep.org.uk
UK Environmental Law Association
www.ukela.org
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