With extensive experience working with UK based minerals, waste, transport, energy and renewables operators RSJ Planning Limited utilise our detailed knowledge, technical excellence and experience to provide quality consultancy building on and maintaining excellent working relationships with our client base.

RSJ Planning Ltd is able to provide support on a range of technical specialisms which include transport, air quality, noise, contamination, landscape and visual impact, ecology, archaeology and the historic environment.

Our Services

RSJ Planning Ltd Provides expertise covering the full range of planning and EIA consultancy services to provide assistance to minerals, waste and renewable energy clients in developing and realising their project objectives.

The range of services provided incorporates from the project outset planning feasibility studies, site selection assistance and desktop site appraisals through to planning compliance and enforcement resolution.  At all times the focus of service delivery is to anticipate issues and risks arising and to work pragmatically to achieve resolution at the earliest opportunity.

RSJ Planning Ltd ensures that clients benefit from the wide-ranging experience of its members, this includes experience in each of the following fields of planning including:

• Submission of full planning applications to Local Planning Authorities
• Submission of Minerals and Waste planning applications to Upper tier planning Authorities
• Representing Clients through the planning appeal and enforcement appeal process
• Submission of Transport and Works Act Order applications to the Secretary of State and TWAO amendments to Local Planning Authorities

RSJ Planning Ltd’s capabilities provide clients with a seamless transition through the planning process from the provision of strategic advice and project initiation consultation with all parties, the submission of planning applications and (in conjunction with technical partners) supporting technical assessments, EIA’s and supporting Environmental Statements, through to the ongoing resolution of issues through the planning process.

The team’s experience to date includes:

• Energy from Waste facilities
• Production of energy from waste including RDF, SRF and biofuel
• Peaking Plants
• Waste transfer facilities
• Materials recycling/recovery facilities
• Mineral extraction sites
• Inert, non-hazardous and hazardous waste landfills
• Composting facilities
• Anaerobic digestion and biogas production
• Solid recovered fuel/Biomass facilities

RSJ Planning Ltd is able to provide specialist input with regard to proposed and revised developments including:

• Advice on Planning Strategy and approach to planning;
• Advice on forward and strategic planning
• The impact of adopted planning policy
• Advice on the potential for development
• Site identification and feasibility studies
• Need Assessments
• Preparation of EIA Screening and Scoping documents
• Preparation of EIA and ES submissions
• Preparation and submission of planning applications
• Stakeholder engagement
• Organisation and attendance at Public Exhibitions; and
• Negotiations with Local Authorities at all stages of the design, planning application and implementation processes.

In support of the above, together with partners the following workstreams may be provided:

• Geotechnical site investigation
• Risk assessment and remedial option assessments; and
• Discharge of Planning and highway Conditions

Additionally, the following services are also available to clients:

• Advice and production of method statements on planning related aspects of bids for Local Authority and PFI waste management contracts;
• Waste and Minerals Local Plan and Local Development Framework representation
• Alternative Site Assessments;
• Advice on due diligence and potential impacts on site valuation;
• Expert witness at Planning Hearings and Inquiries;
• Liaison and interaction with Statutory Bodies and
• Advice on compliance, monitoring and enforcement issues.