Fairhurst

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Fairhurst is one of the largest private partnerships of consulting engineers in the UK, with 17 principal offices and over 480 staff members.

The Planning and Environmental Team offers consultancy services to a diverse range of clients, including developers, landowners, business operators, and public sector bodies. They work across various industries such as housing, retail, industrial and office development, infrastructure, marine, waste management, and more.

Some of the services provided by Fairhurst include:

• Preparing development appraisals and conducting due diligence studies
• Preparing and submitting both minor and major planning applications and appeals
• Providing expert witness services
• Facilitating stakeholder engagement and public consultations
• Coordinating Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)
• Obtaining environmental permits

Additionally, Fairhurst offers services such as retail impact assessments, urban design studies, master planning, development plan representations, Water Framework Directive Assessments and landscape services. No matter the service, the team look to provide a comprehensive package that simplifies project coordination while ensuring that clients retain full control over their development projects.

Due to Fairhurst’s multi-disciplinary approach, the Planning Team can collaborate with other specialists to offer accompanying assessments and detailed design advice for a range of development proposals. This includes landscape design and assessment, flood risk assessments, transportation planning, and contaminated land studies.

Local & Strategic Planning: Community Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan Representation

Local & Strategic Planning: EIP (Examination in Public)

Local & Strategic Planning: Minerals Local Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Transport Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Briefs

Local & Strategic Planning: Local Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan Monitoring

Local & Strategic Planning: Statements of Community Involvement

Local & Strategic Planning: Core Strategies

Local & Strategic Planning: Planning Strategies

Conservation: Conservation Areas

Conservation: Ecology

Conservation: Historic Building Restoration

Conservation: Historic Towns / Sites

Conservation: Listed Buildings

Conservation: World Heritage Sites

Legal: Public Inquiries

Legal: Judicial Review

Countryside & Environment: Renewable Energy Sources

Countryside & Environment: Ecological Surveys

Countryside & Environment: Environmental Impact Assessments

Countryside & Environment: Strategic Environmental Appraisals

Countryside & Environment: Environmental Statements

Countryside & Environment: Gypsy / Traveller Sites

Countryside & Environment: National Parks

Countryside & Environment: Rural Regeneration

Countryside & Environment: Rights of Way

Countryside & Environment: SSSI (Special Sites of Scientific Interest)

Countryside & Environment: Tree Preservation Orders

Countryside & Environment: Visual Impact Assessments

Countryside & Environment: Wildlife Centres / Trusts

Countryside & Environment: Coastal Planning

Countryside & Environment: Appropriate Assessment (Habitats Regulations)

Countryside & Environment: Environmental Management Strategies

Countryside & Environment: Country Parks

Countryside & Environment: Green Belt

Agriculture: DEFRA - Consultancy Advice

Agriculture: Option Agreements

Agriculture: Planning & Development

Agriculture: Development Viabilities

Agriculture: Development Applications

Agriculture: Agricultural Developments

Agriculture: Estates

Agriculture: Farms

Agriculture: Small Holdings

Business: Advertisements / Canopies / Blinds

Business: Business and Science Parks

Business: Change of Use

Business: Car Parking / Access

Business: Extensions / Alterations of Premises

Business: Lawful Development Certificates

Business: New Premises

Business: Offices

Business: Flood Risk Assessments

Design: Crime Prevention Design

Design: Masterplanning

Economic Development: Development Strategies

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Community and Stakeholder Consultation Events

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Planning for Real & Trade

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Public Participation

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Schools / Community Buildings

Health Planning: Health Centres

Health Planning: Hospital

Health Planning: Nursing Homes

Housing: Affordable Housing

Housing: Boundaries / Curtilage

Housing: Housing Needs Studies

Housing: House Extensions

Housing: Light Issues

Housing: Objections

Housing: Residential Developments

Housing: Social Housing

Housing: Housing Design Layout

Industrial: Heavy Industry

Industrial: Light Industry

Industrial: Minerals / Aggregates / Extraction

Industrial: Oil & Gas

Industrial: Pollution (Air, Water, Noise)

Industrial: Service Industry

Industrial: Waste Disposal

Information Technology: Development Control Application Systems

Information Technology: GIS

Information Technology: CAD

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Section 75 Agreements

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Expert Witness

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Planning Gain

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Section 106 Agreements

Research: Feasibility Studies

Research: Land Availabiltiy Studies

Research: Research / Surveys

Research: Site Appraisals

Retail: Factory Outlet Centres

Retail: Out of Town Sites

Retail: Retail Impact Studies

Retail: Shops

Retail: Supermarkets

Retail: Town Centres

Tourism & Leisure: Caravan Parks / Camping Sites

Tourism & Leisure: Golf Courses

Tourism & Leisure: Fast Food / Take Away Outlets

Tourism & Leisure: Health Clubs

Tourism & Leisure: Hotels

Tourism & Leisure: Marinas

Tourism & Leisure: Playing Fields

Tourism & Leisure: Public Houses

Tourism & Leisure: Restaurants

Tourism & Leisure: Sport & Recreational Strategies

Transport: Travel Plans

Transport: Transport planning and design

Transport: Cycle Ways

Transport: Motorways

Transport: Ports

Transport: Roads

Transport: Rivers / Canals / Waterways

Transport: Traffic Management

Transport: Transport Impact Studies

Urban Regeneration: Brownfield Sites

Urban Regeneration: Compulsory Purchases

Urban Regeneration: Waterfront Sites

Minerals & Waste: Mineral Local Plans

Minerals & Waste: Minerals/Aggregates Extraction

Minerals & Waste: Quarries

Minerals & Waste: Mining

Minerals & Waste: Coal Mining

Minerals & Waste: Waste Recycling

Minerals & Waste: Oil & Gas Exploration

Minerals & Waste: Landfill

Local Authority Services: Development Management

Marine: Spatial planning

Marine: Conservation

Marine: Energy

Marine: Land use

Enforcement: Remedial Action

Renewable Energy: Solar Power

Renewable Energy: Biomass

Renewable Energy: Energy Efficiency

Employment: City Centre Tall Buildings

Employment: Distribution and Warehousing

Infrastructure: Transport Assessments