Air Quality Consultancy

Looking for an Attested Air Quality Consultancy?

In the process of using heavy machinery, disrupting natural or man-made materials or operating in areas with limited clean air, new developments can suffer any number of issues from poor air quality or, in turn, create significant air pollution in a location with previously non-existent or minimal air quality issues.

If it becomes apparent that a planning project could deliver air quality impacts or suffer as a result of local air pollutants, it would be pertinent to begin planning a form of air quality assessment.

Even the correct type of survey may be effectively invalid, however, if you fail to choose an air quality consultancy with insufficient experience, knowledge, licensing, expertise or insight to adequately assist your needs.

A High Standard Air Quality Consultancy

Balancing a large team of vastly experienced professionals alongside cutting-edge new talent, the air quality consultancy we partner with offers a range of services to the public and private sectors.

The comprehensive service we can provide via a third-party is available across the UK, enabling us to provide advice on air quality as well as arboriculture, ecology, archaeology, noise quality and more to private and public sector clients in any location.

We operate with an immense emphasis on quality and speed, and we are so sure of a partner company’s ability to deliver that they offer incentives that you won’t see anywhere else.

For instance, we insist on a money-back guarantee in full at any point that a client sees their application for planning consent rejected by their local planning authority following a survey we’ve carried out.

If you need an air quality report quicker based on the schedule of your development, we can also offer a next-day upgrade for receiving your completed report by 5 p.m. the next working day.

Each member of the air quality team is positioned in a different part of the country, giving us the scope to attend any site nationwide.

Advanced and intimate knowledge of each designated area across the UK and the corresponding local councils gives the specialist team a head start on offering you expert advice in your planning project, and by simply contacting us, we can refer you to an expert to talk you through the process and simplify any otherwise confusing jargon.

Environmental Policy Alignment

Providing independent air quality services, the consultancy we work with operates across both the UK and international frameworks, ensuring every proposed development aligns with national environmental policy and regional air quality action plans.

We work closely with clients early in the design phase to guide critical decision-making, ensuring that complex factors like environmental permitting, carbon emissions and complex industrial processes are seamlessly accounted for.

By matching the strategies to the specific requirements of your site and drawing on the technical excellence shared across top-tier frameworks, we help developers protect residents, safeguard public health and actively improve air quality while keeping local authorities satisfied.

Feedback from Past and Present Clients

It is only natural that we believe in providing the best services regarding assessments and reports to support planning, but if you need reassurance, the team we work with can offer an exhaustive list of past and present client feedback on our reviews page, boasting our proven track record to provide services relating to planning.

General Questions About Air Quality Consultancy

For more information on the services we can help you with, check out the section below, where we have answered common questions about the air quality consultancy we work with, air quality consultants and air quality assessments:

What is Air Quality Consulting?

The air quality consulting work we outsource stems from an ability to positively impact the early design process with a comprehensive service relating to air quality management.

A wide range of different expert services are utilised to assist new developments prior to construction activities, and in terms of outdoor ambient air quality and indoor air quality, the selection of surveys and assessments is tailored to deal with any issues caused by air pollution or a general lack of clean air, whether that comes as a result of development works or from the surrounding area.

According to both UK and European law, the health effects of air pollution through development and climate change are not to be ignored.

The EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 contains certain laws that regulate air quality, applying to the UK even after Brexit.

In addition to that, the Gothenburg Protocol was also introduced in an effort to restrict pollutant levels, helped by the National Ceilings Directive 2018, 2016 and 2001. In addition, the Directive 2008/50/EC (the Air Quality Directive) serves the EU while the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 serve the UK.

National, European and international legislation limiting actions that could contribute to worsened air pollution levels is one of countless stumbling blocks in the process of completing a planning project.

That said, with the help of an air quality consultancy such as the one we refer clients to, you will be able to provide the local authorities with a report that will ease any withstanding qualms and benefit planning applications.

From odour assessments to air quality monitoring and from dust risk assessments to air quality statements, the team we work with is equipped to deal with any issues affecting air quality.

Air Quality Consultancy Services

The wide range of air quality surveys ensures that every possible concern has been met with an inspection and report to see you through planning constraints and lead to a granted application for planning permission.

Such air quality assessments include:

Selecting an Air Quality Consultancy

Even with a service as niche as air quality assessments, it is understandable that a lot of thought would go into selecting a service provider with extensive experience and numerous examples of positive performance from previous clients.

By choosing Arbtech, you are putting your trust in a company that is ranked as the number one ecological consultancy in the UK and possesses years of experience in conducting air quality services all over the country.

The standards are assured by referring back to relevant organisations, legislators and groups, such as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the European Commission (EC), the World Bank, and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Approaching each and every one of the air quality services we can arrange using the latest standards and guidance from applicable bodies gives our clients guarantees over an ethical and moral duty to them and demonstrates their overarching goal to offer the utmost quality and attention to detail.

Air Quality Consultants

More than any other factor, the air quality consultants within our partner team are what make the wide range of services so effective and highly regarded.

In the section below, we’ve given more detail about what they do and how they are suited to overseeing the air quality management of your development project:

What Do Air Quality Consultants Do?

Disciplined in multiple areas that all relate to air quality in conjunction with planning, the air quality consultants are capable of leading outdoor and indoor air quality assessments for clients.

After years of undergoing training, obtaining licensing, achieving qualifications and gaining experience, each member of the air quality team we work with is fully capable of satisfying the needs of relevant laws, the corresponding local authorities, and a client’s bespoke needs.

Through the latest technology such as air quality modelling via the use of dispersion modelling, utilisation of advisory services, community engagement, feasibility studies and an in-depth comprehension of the natural and built environment, you can depend on the team we trust to exhibit a top-quality service.

Any issues that could potentially affect amenity, human health, planning applications or even simply the ability to see a development move forward will be factored into an air quality consultant’s strategy as an expert witness on a project.

Relevant Technical Frameworks

To deliver this level of insight, the air quality consultants we work with leverage advanced data science, robust data analysis, and professional data management.

Our partner utilises industry-standard air dispersion modelling software like ADMS roads to process local traffic data and perform precise source apportionment calculations.

When establishing the baseline existing conditions of a site, our partner evaluates everything from road traffic lines to construction dust risk. The technical depth allows them to design bespoke air quality solutions and mitigation strategies that protect local air quality, whether you are delivering complex mixed-use developments or small residential schemes.

From identifying constraints near air quality management areas (AQMAs) to executing a macro air pollution assessment, comprehensive dust assessments framework, or an ecological habitat regulations assessment (HRA), the consultants we partner with ensure total compliance with current air quality policy and official technical guidance.

Air Quality Consultant Qualifications

In the process of becoming sufficiently prepared to direct clients on matters that affect air quality – and as a result, have the potential to affect health – an air quality consultant must first obtain certain qualifications.

The connection between science, planning and even human health points towards an array of possibly suitable courses, such as a BSc, MSc or PdD in engineering, environmental sciences or sustainability.

As for the air quality consultants we work with, an emphasis is placed on ensuring that the correct qualifications have been attained, but with the option of growing their collection of certificates using our unlimited continuing professional development (CPD) incentive.

Other areas involved in inspections of air quality and air pollutants often mean that additional learning is necessary, such as for providing design advice, carrying out detailed modelling, assisting in the permit application process, and undertaking further assessments like environmental impact assessments.

Our Partnership with Air Quality Consultants

Behind our rapid delivery times are our exceptional project teams, who coordinate closely with a trusted third-party partner to ensure seamless delivery.

In recent years, this partnership has allowed us to integrate innovative automatic techniques to process field data with unmatched efficiency.

Rather than handling this as a standard full-time administrative process, your dedicated consultant fulfils a highly active and client-facing role that bridges the gap between technical specialists, developers and external stakeholders to deliver a positive impact on the built environment.

Every assigned consultant holds a valid UK driving licence to ensure rapid deployment to your site for this exciting role.

By playing a key role in managing the end-to-end process, Arbtech acts as your single point of contact, ensuring that our partner’s technical execution matches our strict standards for client health and wellbeing, saving you time, reducing project stress and offering peace of mind without requiring you to manage additional leave or complex specialist supply chains yourself.

Reach Out to Arbtech for Air Quality Services

A benefit to considering Arbtech for a singular air quality assessment or ongoing air quality management is that we encourage clients to reach out to us for a no-obligation free quote before committing to us.

If you have been told that you must organise an air quality assessment, believe that you may need an air quality survey, or simply want expert advice on your planning project, feel free to call us, email us or visit our contact page to complete a quick quote form.

Based on the details of your site and project, an accurate quote will be sent to you, and if you agree to move forward, let us know, and we can help you to choose a date for air quality consultants to attend your site.

On the day of the survey, one of the air quality consultants we work with will be able to evaluate air quality considerations and provide advice to assist your development plans.

Whether it involves odour assessments, air quality monitoring or dispersion modelling, we will be able to help with obtaining planning permission.