Environmental services for sites with a planning question
Ground, water, wildlife and permits. Each service below says what you get, how long it takes and where it fits in your project.
Site investigation
For a planning condition on land contamination, a lender’s question about a brownfield site, or a site with a history you do not know.
- Desk study and walkover report
- Boreholes, trial pits and window samples, logged on site
- Lab tests for metals, hydrocarbons, asbestos and ground gas
- Risk assessment against the levels for the new use
- Remediation strategy and the verification report that closes it
Ecology surveys
Surveys that tell the planning officer which plants and animals use the site, and what you will do to protect them.
- Preliminary ecological appraisal, the first step for most sites
- Bat, bird, newt, reptile and badger surveys in their seasons
- Biodiversity net gain calculations for the application
- Licence applications and ecological clerk of works on site
Groundwater and drainage
Where the water is, which way it moves and whether it is clean: the questions behind drainage design, basements and land contamination.
- Monitoring wells installed in the boreholes
- Water levels, sampling and ground gas readings
- Soakaway and infiltration tests to the national method
- Flood risk notes and drainage strategy input
Permits and compliance
The paperwork that lets a site run: what needs a permit, what only needs a plan, and what the regulator will ask.
Waste
Permits and exemptions for moving and reusing soil on site
Water
Consents to discharge pumped groundwater during building
Construction
Dust, noise and vibration plans and the monitoring that goes with them
Regulator letters
A plain reply with the evidence they asked for
Fees for the first steps
Fixed fees, so the budget is clear before the ground is opened.
Desk study
Historical maps, records, a site walkover and the report for the planning application.
10 working days
from $1,450
Ground investigation
Four to six boreholes or trial pits, lab tests, logs and the risk assessment.
3 to 5 weeks
from $6,800
Preliminary ecological appraisal
A habitat survey, a records search and the list of any species surveys needed.
2 weeks
from $850
Bat emergence survey
Two surveyors at dusk or dawn with detectors; the season decides the dates.
per visit
$480
Groundwater monitoring visit
Water levels, a gas reading and samples from up to three wells.
per visit
$390
Example prices, before tax and lab costs over the usual suite.
Send us the site address
We check the old maps and the planning record before we reply, so the quote fits the site. Most quotes go out within two working days (sample).