Phase 1 Desktop Study can usually be scoped faster when the project team sends the core site, planning and design information at the outset. The useful inputs are specific to this service, so the checklist below focuses on the evidence that affects the technical scope rather than a generic document list.
Use this guidance to check what may be needed before you submit information.
If the wording on your planning condition, tender request or site constraint is unclear, send it to EnviroSolution and we can advise which report, survey or assessment is likely to be relevant.
Information to send for Phase 1 Desktop Study
- Site address and postcode
- Planning reference or contaminated-land condition wording if available
- Red-line boundary plan
- Proposed development layout and intended end use
- Any previous environmental, ground or planning reports
Project details that can change the scope
This is commonly used for planning applications and contaminated-land conditions, brownfield redevelopment, property and land purchase, lending, acquisition due diligence and early development risk screening.
Tell us what decision the work needs to support, the submission or construction deadline, and whether another consultant, authority or regulator has already specified an output. That lets the scope respond to the actual project requirement instead of producing unnecessary work.
What we can confirm from that information
Once the available information has been reviewed, the commission can be aligned with the outputs the wider team needs. Depending on the agreed scope this commonly includes:
- Planning and project brief review
- Historical mapping and previous land-use review
- Site setting, geology, hydrogeology and environmental database review
- Site walkover or reconnaissance where included in the agreed scope
- Conceptual Site Model and source-pathway-receptor assessment
- Preliminary risk assessment with clear conclusions
Before you submit the enquiry
Use current drawings where possible and include the exact wording of any planning condition, validation request, tender clause or regulator comment. If information is missing, identify that clearly rather than delaying the enquiry: we can confirm whether it is essential before the work starts.
View the Phase 1 Desktop Study service or send the project details for scope review.