
planning & environment
Overview
Maximise the prospect of consent for your project with the support of our experienced planning and environment team.
Obtaining Planning and Electricity Act consent for a renewable project can be complex and costly. Our experienced team are here to help you navigate the consent process, delivering well-designed projects, optimised for construction and operation.
Key Features
Your guide throughout the planning journey
Advice at all stages of the project lifecycle
End-to-end project support is at the core of what we do. Our team work throughout the project lifecycle, from feasibility to planning application submission, appeals and post consent compliance. This means that your project is designed from the outset with construction and operation in mind.
An experienced team
Our in-house expertise covers planning, project management, ecology, ornithology and hydrology. Our planning and project management expertise allows us to deliver high-quality projects on time and on budget, giving your project the best possible opportunity for success.
Environmental Services
Our planning and environmental team provide a comprehensive assessment for all onshore renewable technologies at every project lifecycle stage. We provide tailored Environmental Clerk of Works and Planning Monitoring Officer services for construction projects, with a proactive and transparent approach to compliance monitoring, adding value to both clients and Local Planning Authorities.
Our Services
Expert advice at every stage







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Feasibility
Early stage planning and environmental involvement de-risks projects by identifying key issues during the design stage and mitigating these as early in the project’s development as possible.
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Stakeholder engagement
Stakeholder engagement is critical to the success of your project. We work collaboratively with statutory consultees and local communities throughout screening, scoping and pre-application – understanding their concerns and addressing them through careful design and mitigation.
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Consent management
Our project managers will coordinate inputs from your project team to ensure your applications are submitted on time and follow procedure. Post submission, we will continue to work with decision-makers as necessary, representing you at planning committee if required.
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Appeals and inquiry
If your project goes to planning appeal or public inquiry, our experienced team can support you. We have successfully taken many projects through these processes, acting as expert planning witnesses and managing client evidence and submissions.
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Post consent works
Our planning, environmental and engineering experts can assist you in Discharge of Conditions for your consented project.
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Construction and operational phases
Once work commences on site, our team are still on hand to provide support. We can provide action-focused Planning Monitoring Officers, Environmental Clerks of Works and Water Quality Monitoring services.
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Environmental surveys
Our experts provide advice and undertake survey works in ecology, hydrology and peat. Our team will coordinate your Environmental Impact Assessment reports, working with trusted subcontractors.
Recent projects
Solar
Locogen is a planning agent for solar portfolios with sites from the North of Scotland to the South of England. The projects range from 200kW to 90MW and involve the full range of consenting services, including planning, ecology, archaeology and peat.
Wind
Consent for Fred. Olsen Renewables Fetteresso wind farm went to public inquiry after a council objection. We managed the public inquiry process and acted as planning expert witnesses, working alongside the client and their legal team, for a successful result.
Multi-technology
We completed the consenting and discharge of conditions on the UK’s first ‘green distillery’, at Arbikie, Angus. The proposal involves a hydrogen electrolysis plant powered by a 900kW wind turbine with connecting electrical and hydrogen infrastructure.
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Our experts can provide support for every stage of your project’s lifecycle. Find out how we can support you and your business to achieve your renewable ambitions.