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Planning & Sustainability
The concept of sustainability is now a fundamental part of the land use planning process and development of construction projects. Traditionally environmental objectives for topics such as biodiversity, contaminated land and pollution prevention dominated the planning agenda.
These are now complemented with new and ambitious objectives including items such as the efficient use of energy and materials, climate change, flood risk resilience and the provision of renewable energy.
These objectives pose challenges to policy developers at a strategic level and development proposal applicants at a project level. Our services are aimed at helping architects, designers, project managers and client organisations identify the constraints and opportunities associated with sustainable development and support informed decision making from the earliest opportunity.
The direction of travel for the design and construction of more energy efficient, sustainable buildings is now firmly set, with planning expected to lead the way in ensuring that development achieves the principles of sustainable development and sustainable construction. Reducing the time for decision making, many local planning authorities now require much more information regarding these issues at the beginning of the process.
In preparing planning applications you may require assistance in collating all the required information. Within jhai Planning and Sustainability Consultants, our specialists are able to offer services to assist you in assembling the necessary paperwork. We can offer expertise in the following areas:
- Sustainability Statements
- Renewable Energy Reports
- Discharge of sustainable construction conditions
- Analysis of targets set by planning and implications for development
- * Pre-assessment advice on Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM
- * On construction SAP calculations and Energy Performance Certificates (EPC)
- * On construction SBEM calculations and Energy Performance Certificates (EPC)
- * BREEAM assessments
- * Code for Sustainable Homes assessments
- * Air Pressure testing
- * Sound testing
* Included in Energy Assessments
jhai provide these services nationwide, and we are able to guarantee the quality of our work, undertaken by suitably qualified professionals. We have developed reports that satisfy the requirements of many planning authorities whilst remaining cost effective for our clients.
jhai has long been committed to sustainable construction and our ethos and experience mean we are active members of both the Green Register of Construction Professionals and the Sustainable Building Association and is committed to passing on that knowledge to clients throughout the entire development process; from design through to construction.
For planning consultancy please contact David Charnock on 01604 492013 or david.charnock@jhai.co.uk.
For sustainability services please contact Dave Hoskin on 01308 488656 or dave.hoskin@jhai.co.uk.
