Stricter Water Performance Expectations: Proving Your Site Won’t Pollute

As expectations tighten on water quality and discharges, developers are being asked to demonstrate—up front—that construction and operation won’t introduce new pollution pathways. Our Contaminated Land service assembles the evidence planning officers and stakeholders expect.

We assess potential sources (made ground, tanks, historic infill), pathways (permeable strata, drains, watercourses) and receptors (controlled waters, public amenity). Where risk is non‑negligible, we design pragmatic mitigation: materials management plans, watching briefs, barrier systems and verification testing that withstands regulatory scrutiny.

Coordinate land quality with drainage: pair our contamination work with Infiltration Testing to ensure SuDS choices consider both volume control and water quality.

Give your planning submission an evidence base that accelerates approval rather than inviting conditions you can’t discharge.