Specialist air quality, dust and odour assessments across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire and Cumbria. Chartered environmental consultants supporting your planning application.
The North West of England has one of the most significant development pipelines outside London. Manchester continues to experience rapid growth with major residential, commercial and infrastructure projects transforming the city centre and surrounding boroughs. Liverpool's ongoing regeneration programme is delivering thousands of new homes and substantial commercial development across Merseyside. Across Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria, housing allocations and industrial development continue at pace.
The region has several declared Air Quality Management Areas, concentrated along busy road corridors in Greater Manchester, Merseyside and the larger Lancashire towns. As a result, local planning authorities across the North West routinely require air quality assessments, construction dust assessments and odour impact assessments as part of the planning process. We also offer noise and lighting assessments where required.
With major infrastructure projects, extensive housing delivery targets and continued industrial investment, the demand for professional environmental assessments in the North West continues to grow. Our chartered professionals work with developers, architects and planning consultants across the region to deliver technically robust assessments that satisfy planning requirements efficiently and cost-effectively.
We provide the full range of environmental assessment services to support planning applications across the North West.
Screening and detailed air quality assessments for developments across the North West, including dispersion modelling near AQMAs in Greater Manchester and Merseyside. Our reports are prepared to the standard expected by all North West planning authorities.
IAQM-compliant construction dust risk assessments and Construction Environmental Management Plans for developments across the region. Particularly important for sites in built-up areas of Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton and Preston where sensitive receptors are nearby.
Odour assessments for restaurants, takeaways, food production facilities and industrial developments requiring planning approval. We cover commercial kitchen extract assessments and industrial odour dispersion modelling across all North West authorities.
Occupational exposure monitoring for dust, fumes, noise and other workplace hazards at industrial and commercial premises across the North West. We help employers meet their obligations under COSHH and the Noise at Work Regulations.
We work with developers and planning consultants across the entire North West region.
Greater Manchester has several Air Quality Management Areas, particularly along major road corridors in Manchester, Salford, Stockport and Tameside. If your development is within or adjacent to an AQMA, introduces sensitive receptors near busy roads, or generates significant traffic, the local planning authority will almost certainly require an air quality assessment. Even outside AQMAs, many Greater Manchester authorities request at least a screening assessment for medium to large residential and commercial developments.
Air quality screening assessments for smaller developments typically start from £500. Detailed air quality assessments involving dispersion modelling start from £1,500, depending on the complexity of the site, the number of receptor locations and whether traffic data is already available. We provide fixed-fee quotes so you know the cost upfront before committing.
A CEMP sets out the measures a developer will implement to control dust, noise and other environmental impacts during construction. Many North West planning authorities attach a CEMP as a planning condition, particularly for sites near residential areas. The plan typically covers dust suppression, wheel washing, site boundary monitoring, working hours, complaint procedures and communication with neighbours.
Yes. We provide environmental assessment services across the entire North West region, including Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria. We work with all local planning authorities in the region and are familiar with their specific requirements and validation checklists.
Screening assessments can typically be completed within 5 to 10 working days. Detailed assessments usually take 2 to 4 weeks depending on the availability of traffic data and the complexity of the modelling required. If you have an urgent deadline, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your programme.
