Cranston Environmental Ltd
Independent environmental consultancy specialising in Environmental Planning, Water, and Carbon-rich soils technical services.
Capabilities
Our Services & Capabilities
An independent environmental consultancy specialising in environmental planning, water, and carbon-rich soils technical services — drawing on a solid technical understanding of key environmental planning constraints to de-risk developments early.
Environmental Impact Assessments
From Screening to full EIA reporting, including robust non-EIA Determination Screening requests.
Environmental Planning Constraints Mapping & Analysis
GIS-based analysis of planning policy constraints for robust, evidence-led site selection.
Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMP)
CEMPs and environmental input into detailed design, keeping construction phases compliant and on track.
Compilation & Production of Planning Submission Materials
- Planning Statements & Design & Access Statements
- Compilation and production of materials for planning submission to Local Authorities and Energy Consents Unit
Geospatial Services & Mapping
In-house GIS mapping outputs, produced as standalone deliverables or embedded within technical reports.
Training, Coaching & Mentoring of Technical Personnel
Developing less experienced personnel through structured coaching and technical mentoring.
Environmental Risk & Opportunity Registers
Generation and maintenance of live registers that track environmental risk and opportunity across a project.
Water Environment & Soils
We provide expertise in hydrology, hydrogeology, and carbon-rich soils (peat). Services include:
- Private Water Supply & GWDTE AssessmentGWDTE: Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems.
- Obtaining and reviewing all relevant data to assess risk to groundwater receptors.
- Presentation of assessment results within clean and easy-to-understand reporting formats and figures.
- SEPA Permits - Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations.
- Leading pre-application consultation with SEPA Regulatory Services to determine EASR permit activities and activity level.
- Early and ongoing liaison with design leads to ensure the evolving design can be licensed quickly and that all information required for application submission is accurate and available.
- Flood Risk Assessment
- For certain developments we can provide flood risk baseline mapping, and appropriate assessment
- Carbon-rich soils and peat mapping.
- We provide processing and presentation of peat depth survey data.
- Most importantly we review this baseline data and ensure your design minimises impacts on this key environmental aspect, in accordance with planning policy, and SEPA / NatureScot guidance.
- Hydrology and hydrogeology environmental assessment.
- In support of planning applications, we can produce statutory (EIA Report) or non-statutory water environment statements, including all maps and figures.
Environmental Planning Constraints - Soils
Hydrology Baseline & Flood Risk
“We draw from a solid technical understanding of key environmental planning constraints to de-risk developments early.”
About Us
Findlay Cranston, BSc, MSc, MIEnvSc
10 years’ experience including working for private consultancies, and SEPA - Scotland’s Environment Regulatory body.
Findlay’s previous work & key achievements
Supporting Environmental Impact Assessments - from Screening to full EIA for a range of clients including Ministry of Defence, National Highways, and Electricity Distribution Operators.
He has significant previous experience in SEPA’s licencing regime since 2016.
Key recent achievements (while employed at Sweco):
- Successful co-ordination and delivery of Thickthorn Junction Environmental Management Plan (construction phase), on behalf of Skanska – £216m National Highways DCO scheme now under construction.
- Successfully securing all SEPA licences for Comrie Flood Projection Scheme - on behalf of Perth & Kinross Council – £26m scheme now under construction.
Contact
Let's discuss your project
Get in touch to discuss environmental planning, water environment, or geospatial mapping support for your development.
Phone
+44 (0) 7889223556Location
Glencroft House, Dalginross, Comrie, Perth & Kinross, PH6 2HB