--- title: Planning & permitting | Alder Environmental description: Bring evidence, specialists and project priorities together for a more useful planning conversation. --- [Skip to main content](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/services/planning#main-content) [**Alder**Environmental](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/?hsLang=en) Menu+ - [Expertise](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/services?hsLang=en) - [Projects](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/projects?hsLang=en) - [Our practice](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/about?hsLang=en) - [Field notes](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/resources?hsLang=en) [Start a conversation](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/project-brief?hsLang=en) [Expertise](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/services?hsLang=en)/PLANNING / EXPERTISE # Planning & permitting. Bring evidence, specialists and project priorities together for a more useful planning conversation. ![Solar array within a rural landscape](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/fieldwork/images/demo/solar.jpg?width=1672&height=941&name=solar.jpg) ![Solar array within a rural landscape](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/fieldwork/images/demo/solar.jpg?width=1672&height=941&name=solar.jpg) SPECIALIST PERSPECTIVE / FIELD PERSPECTIVE SPECIALIST PERSPECTIVE ## Connect the evidence around your plan. Bring evidence, specialists and project priorities together for a more useful planning conversation. - ↗Desk-based review and site history - ↗Site walkover and evidence review - ↗A clear summary of material questions - ↗Recommendations for the next stage [Discuss your site](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/project-brief?hsLang=en) CLEAR DELIVERABLES ## What your team can work with. We agree the scope and format before work starts, so each output has a clear job to do. | Output | What it gives you | Useful for | | --- | --- | --- | | Site context review | A concise account of site history, available records and information gaps. | Acquisition and initial feasibility | | Field survey record | Observations, methods and mapped findings from the agreed survey. | Design development | | Constraints plan | Spatial information to support a conversation with the wider design team. | Layout and option selection | | Recommendations note | Priorities, limitations and a proposed route for further work. | Next-stage scope | HOW WE WORK ## A clear route through the work. A named project lead keeps the programme connected and makes sure findings reach the people who need them. 01 / THE BRIEF ### Listen & define + We discuss the site, the decision and the timescale. Together we agree the scope, available information and how you want to work. An agreed scope and named project lead 02 / THE EVIDENCE ### Investigate & understand + Specialists review existing information and complete the agreed fieldwork. We flag new questions as the evidence develops. A connected record of findings 03 / THE PICTURE ### Interpret & advise + We explain what the evidence means for your project, including limitations and the options that deserve further discussion. Clear advice for your next decision 04 / THE HANDOVER ### Support the next step + We walk your team through the outputs and agree what happens next, whether that is more detail, a design response or continued monitoring. An informed handover and next-stage plan ON THE GROUND ## Related project experience. Explore how this discipline contributes to a wider brief. 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Can you work with our planning and design team?+ Yes. A named project lead coordinates the relevant specialists and agrees how environmental findings will be shared with your wider team. What should we include in the first enquiry?+ A site address or location plan, a short description of the project, any known constraints and your target dates are a useful start. Tell us which existing reports you have, rather than sending confidential material before a scope is agreed. Do you take on small or early-stage projects?+ We can scope a focused piece of advice as well as a coordinated programme. The first conversation establishes what you need and whether our team is the right fit. YOUR NEXT PROJECT ## Let us look at the bigger picture. Tell us where you are starting and what you need to understand. [Start a conversation](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/project-brief?hsLang=en)[Meet our team](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/team?hsLang=en) ## Good decisions start with a conversation. 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