Environmental impact assessment (EIA)

Providing technical advice for all stages of the EIA process

Our environmental impact assessment (EIA) practitioners are experts in assessing the environmental and social effects associated with urban regeneration and large scale masterplans.

We are highly experienced in leading the EIA process on mixed-use developments, particularly on constrained sites. As a global, multidisciplinary engineering and consultancy practice, our EIA team can draw on both UK and international best practice. We are committed to providing solutions that are developed in close collaboration with our clients and other team members. This way of working differentiates us from our competitors.

We can provide additional value to your project by combining our EIA strategy and project management capability with a range of technical assessments that are often required in support of an EIA.

Leading the environmental impact assessment process

Our specialist EIA coordinators are highly experienced in delivering EIAs for large scale urban regeneration projects, helping to achieve positive planning outcomes. On every project, our EIA coordinators work closely with other organisations within the appointed design, assessment and planning team.

The emphasis is always on collaboration and integration. Our environmental impact assessment consultants have a proven track record of working seamlessly and in a fully coordinated manner, regardless of how the team is assembled or appointed to ensure the most sustainable and efficient outcome for each project.

We always prioritise the needs of our client, but also present material in an open and honest way to generate trust and confidence. This approach ensures that issues can be resolved calmly and professionally.

We also use our experience to identify risks during the planning process, especially in terms of delay (which can occur for a variety of reasons). We seek to reduce those risks by fostering strong relationships with the entire project team. In turn, we are able to provide clear and concise strategic advice that address issues at the earliest opportunity, as well as developing and maintaining an agreed programme of meetings and deliverables.

Technical assessments

Buro Happold offers a range of additional engineering services in addition to our EIA offering. If required, our EIA coordinators can be a single point of contact for these services throughout the planning process.

As part of our EIA offering, we offer the following range of engineering and technical services:

Looking for peer review services?

As well as delivering high-quality EIA, we have extensive experience in providing independent EIA and environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA) peer reviews.

Our environmental impact assessment services include:


  • EIA screening: to determine if an EIA is required
  • EIA scoping: to agree the scope of the EIA
  • EIA strategy advice
  • Procurement of an EIA team
  • EIA programme management
  • EIA coordination and project management of all specialists
  • Production of EIA general chapters and non-technical summary
  • Independent peer reviews.