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Parsons Brinckerhoff is a global consultancy assisting public and private clients to plan, develop, design, construct, operate and maintain thousands of infrastructure and development projects around the world. Founded in 1885, Parsons Brinckerhoff employs 14,000 people in approximately 150 offices on five continents, with over 2,000 staff in the UK.

Parsons Brinckerhoff’s town planning and strategic planning team has more than 600 people worldwide, with a UK team spread across regional offices that gives us country-wide coverage. The team works closely with a complete range of in-house environment specialists and transport planners to provide a comprehensive client service.

Specific services include:

• Town Planning advice, including submission of applications, appeals and Development Plan representations
• Expertise in the Development Consent Order process, Hybrid Bill process and other legal consents
• Expert Witness / Public Inquiry Support
• Planning policy studies – evidence base research and preparation of Development Plan Documents and Supplementary Planning Documents
• Strategic Environmental Assessment, Sustainability Appraisals and Appropriate Assessments
• Masterplanning
• Public consultation, stakeholder engagement and communication
• Energy planning, including advice on delivery of renewables, decentralised energy networks and low carbon development
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Transport planning, travel model research and development
• Environmental Services such as acoustics, vibration and air quality, landscape planning, ecology surveys and assessments, land contamination and remediation, flood risk assessment and sustainable drainage advice

Several members of the UK team have previously worked in the public sector providing us a valuable insight into statutory expectations, ensuring a focused appropriate approach to our delivery. One of our major strengths is our integrated team of planning and environmental assessment specialists, which ensures a comprehensive and integrated service where a wider view to planning issues can be taken, ultimately reducing risks to a project and resulting in a higher quality product.

Our work on policy development includes reviews of major projects including strategic technical, environmental, financial and economic appraisal. Stakeholder engagement and tailored public consultation are core skills for the planning projects we undertake. We are also experienced at working with all levels of Government.