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Welcome to GeoSmart’s Knowledge Hub

This essential FREE resource provides architects and planning consultants with a comprehensive library of guidance, case studies and papers to help with their clients’ development projects on Contaminated Land, Flood Risk, Sustainable Drainage, Groundwater Flood Risk and Understanding Local Authority Requirements.

Contaminated Land

It is essential to review site history and assess land quality at the earliest stage for your client. If a potential pollution risk is identified, for example through our historic site research, then a site investigation can be undertaken to understand the nature of any possible contamination.

Contaminated Land

Flood Risk

One of the biggest constraints will be flood risk zoning for development. Your role is to identify what the limitations are and the potential design responses where development would be allowed. You need to assess the site in the context of its flood zones, engagement with the regulators and review of the Local Authority’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment.

Flood Risk

Sustainable Drainage

The site may require effective drainage with a series of natural features as a planning constraint. You may need to guide your client through this as you develop the scheme design and plot numbers as part of viability calculations.

Planning submissions need to provide a site drainage assessment and run off calculations and drainage strategy options, which may need to include a series of sustainable drainage system (SuDS) features.

Sustainable Drainage

Groundwater Flood Risk

You may have purchased a site with a view to develop it, or you are an architect with a client who needs to appraise the site for master planning submission or to meet conditions. In both instances, you need to know the drainage characteristics and whether groundwater could have an impact on the surface water flood management and sustainable drainage approach, as determined by the Local Planning Authority. If the site has an industrial past, there may be contaminants in the soil which could be spread by groundwater.

Groundwater Flood Risk

Understanding Local Authority Requirements

Local Authority guidance varies across environmental requirements. We’ve collected a library of information across contaminated land, flood risk, sustainable drainage and groundwater so you can find out exactly what your Local Authority ask for.

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EnviroSmart Reports

View Contaminated Land Reports

FloodSmart Reports

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SuDSmart Reports

View Sustainable Drainage Reports

Training

  • How is the climate crisis changing Britain’s coastline?
  • CPD webinar: Environmental Information for Masterplanning – 8th June 2022
  • CPD webinar: Understanding SuDS – 25th May 2022
  • CPD webinar: Flood Risk Assessments: A Guide for Architects and Planners – 11th May 2022

Recent Blog Posts

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"During the conveyancing process for my current house purchase, I was extremely concerned to find the general search results revealed the house was at 'moderate risk of groundwater flooding'. I was unable to get any further information from anyone until I contacted GeoSmart. The staff I spoke to were friendly, helpful, efficient and extremely knowledgeable. The information provided was very site specific and focused. The staff member who talked me through the information and maps provided was very knowledgeable, answered all my questions and allowed me plenty of time to discuss issues. Thanks to GeoSmart for their great service."
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