Environmental Management

Scott Wilson’s Environment team provides sustainable solutions to meet our clients’ many needs.  We focus particularly on the formulation and appraisal of policy, on development projects and on the management of existing businesses, industry and estates.  In the development sector we have expertise on a full range of development types from major infrastructure schemes (ports, roads, airports, bridges, railways etc) to residential projects to natural environmental improvement schemes.  Almost all development projects have an impact on the environment and the challenge to developers is to deliver the requirements of a scheme while controlling adverse effects.  To achieve this, a special understanding is required of how the scheme will be built and operated, the sensitivity of the local environment, and how it will be affected. 

Full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a pre-requisite for planning consent.  Over the past two decades Scott Wilson has used EIA to inform design and promote sustainable land and property use.  Our environmental professionals have a comprehensive range of relevant expertise and work closely with our planners and engineers to provide integrated advice for developers.  We specialise in delivering clients’ aspirations through negotiation and relationship building with local and national bodies while maintaining independence and objectivity. 

Protection of the environment is an important and accepted part of business and industry operations.  Organisations must account for their environment and social performance and seek continuous improvement.  We provide support across a range of environmental and social issues faced by business, industry and landowners and their supply chains.
The principal services provided include:

• Air quality
• Climate change
• Code for Sustainable Homes
• Environmental assessment & EIA
• Environmental policy development
• Emissions trading advice
• WEEE Directive
• Social and community development
• Sustainability appraisal
• Sustainability training
• Tourism and leisure planning
• Archaeology
• Carbon management and reduction
• Ecology and biodiversity services
• Environmental management systems
• Health & equality impact assessments
• Noise and vibration
• Strategic environmental assessment
• Sustainable energy advice
• Sustainable design and construction

Scott Wilson’s capability to provide broad and diverse teams gives our clients the expertise necessary to undertake the most demanding and challenging of projects.

CONTACT: Stuart Coventry, envman@scottwilson.com

Thames Water Desalination Plant

Project Introduction

The client for this project is Thames Water Utilities Ltd. The total fees for the ecological component of this project are in excess of £70,000. The Environmental Impact Assessment commenced in 2002 and construction of the desalination plant and associated pipeline will commence in 2007.