Development
Planning Application Assessments & Reports
Drainage & SuDS
Contaminated Land Support for Planning & Development
Contaminated‑land support for planning applications, development feasibility and regulator engagement.
How We Support Planning Applications
Planning and development projects rely on early clarity around contamination risk, planning conditions and regulator expectations. Arthian supports planning consultants, architects, masterplanners and development teams with LCRM‑aligned contaminated‑land assessments that de‑risk projects, inform design and support planning approval.
Our work integrates contaminated‑land investigation, geotechnical insight and regulator‑aligned reporting to ensure planning applications progress smoothly and development feasibility is understood from the outset.
Contaminated Land Support for Planning Applications
Arthian provides contaminated‑land support throughout the planning process, including:
- Early feasibility and constraints review – Identification of contamination risks, development constraints and opportunities to support masterplanning and early design.
- Phase 1 Desk Study (PCRA + CSM) – Planning‑ready reporting that identifies plausible pollutant linkages (PPLs), develops the conceptual site model and supports planning submission.
- Targeted Phase 2 Intrusive Investigation – Proportionate investigation aligned with PPLs, providing evidence for planning conditions and design development.
- GQRA and DQRA for complex sites – Quantitative risk assessment for human health, controlled waters and ground‑gas to support planning decisions and remediation design.
- Remediation Strategy development – Regulator‑aligned remediation design to break pollutant linkages and support condition discharge.
- Verification & Validation Planning‑ready verification reporting to demonstrate compliance and secure approval.
Why Choose Arthian's Contaminated Land Team?
- Extensive experience – Our long‑standing contaminated‑land team has worked across complex sites and multiple sectors, bringing decades of practical insight into viable solutions, and proportionate risk management.
- Clear, straightforward communication – We keep things simple. Clients receive clear explanations of what we will deliver, the next steps in the process, and any risks across the lifecycle of the project — no jargon, no ambiguity, just confident direction.
- Commercial focus – Every recommendation is grounded in cost, programme and risk. We design investigations and remediation strategies that support development viability and reduce uncertainty for planning, design and construction teams.
- Integrated technical capability – Our contaminated‑land specialists work alongside geotechnical engineers, civil engineers, drainage designers, earthworks specialists, waste‑management advisors and ecologists. This multidisciplinary approach ensures contaminated‑land decisions align with foundation design, SuDS, earthworks, materials management and environmental compliance.
- Regulator‑aligned solutions – All work follows LCRM, aligns with Contaminated Land Officer expectations and is designed to break pollutant linkages in the most efficient, defensible and sustainable way.
