Brownfield Due Diligence: Find the Problems Before They Find You

Buying or redeveloping brownfield? The fastest way to blow a budget is to inherit someone else’s contamination problem. Good due diligence is more than a tick‑box: it’s the early intelligence that lets you price risk, plan remediation and avoid surprises when the ground opens.

EnviroSolution’s land team blends desk‑based research with targeted sampling to uncover what matters. We start with a rapid Phase 1 Desktop Study to identify credible pollutant linkages, historical uses and regulatory context. If the risk profile justifies it, we escalate to intrusive investigation — soils, groundwater and gas — and, if needed, remediation options that can be phased with your programme.

For developers, we map the “least‑regret” route to consent. For investors and lenders, we translate technical results into decision‑ready advice on value, liabilities and time. Our reporting is concise, visual and focused on the so‑what — from service corridors you’ll actually dig to foundations you’ll actually build.

Whether you’re acquiring at speed or rationalising an existing estate, explore our full EnviroSolution services to see how contaminated land, geotechnical insight and planning advice fit together. Then task us with a scoped study that gets you from uncertainty to action.