The challenge of development planning today is to create high quality places where people wish to live and work, underpinned by the principles of sustainable development. New developments must be achievable, realistic and commercially viable. Environmental considerations must be taken into account alongside social and economic factors. In addition, the new planning framework and recent Local Government White Paper both place considerable emphasis on early and effective engagement with local communities and other stakeholders in development processes. Whether the development is a new settlement in a greenfield location, or the redevelopment of a contaminated urban brownfield site, having access to the right advice is critical to the success of a project.

Entec adopts a creative and cost-effective approach in all its development planning projects. Drawing on an extensive range of in-house professional skills, we provide a multi-disciplinary, integrated service to meet the requirements of our customers.

Our in-house staff include town planners, urban designers, traffic and transportation planners, landscape architects, infrastructure engineers, geotechnical and contaminated land specialists, consultation and communications specialists and environmental scientists including ecologists, archaeologists, air quality and noise experts. We hold a commitment to quality at all levels and our policy is to ensure that each project is completed on time, to budget and in accordance with client needs.

Our services in Development Planning include:

• Sustainable development
• Brownfield regeneration
• Master planning and urban design
• Stakeholder engagement
• Landscape design
• Minerals and waste planning
• Environmental impact assessment
• Strategic land appraisal
• Planning applications
• Pre-application consultation
• Public inquiries
• Planning research

Our Customers

Entec provides clients with insight to resolve complex development planning issues in a fully integrated and cost-effective way. Our extensive knowledge of development planning has been enhanced through working for clients such as:

• BAA
• Bryant Homes
• Defence Estates
• DETR
• Hanson plc
• Kent County Council
• Rugby Cement
• Scottish Coal
• Tarmac Quarry Products
• The Crown Estate
• The Planning Authority for the Maltese Islands

Project Profiles

Examples of Entec's experience in development planning services are provided below.

Master Plan Consultation, Bristol International Airport Bristol Internation Airport	View
Master Plan for Bingham, Nottinghamshire The Crown Estate	View
Milton Keynes Urban Capacity Study English Partnerships & Milton Keynes Council	View
The Tidworth Study Defence Estates	View
Catterick Garrison Development Strategy Defence Estates	View
Minerals Subject Plan for the Maltese Islands Planning Authority Malta	View
Project profiles are in PDF format and require Acrobat Reader to view - click on the link (right) to install. PDFs are screen resolution for quicker download times. Higher quality versions are available on request by e-mailing marketing@entecuk.co.uk.

Our Capabilities in Detail

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Further Details

We welcome the opportunity to share ideas with you and listen to your thoughts on issues that matter to your business. To discuss Entec's capabilities in development planning in more detail, and the specific needs and interests of your company, contact Clive Harridge on 01926 439000 or e-mail harrc@entecuk.co.uk.

Clive Harridge

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