Energy is essential to almost every aspect of our lives. As the UK becomes increasingly dependent on imported fuels, we face a critical period in which we have to secure reliable and affordable supplies of energy for the future – and reduce our carbon emissions.

To achieve this, the energy sector will be making substantial investments to replace our ageing power stations and update electricity grid and gas infrastructure alongside renewable and low carbon energy developments.

Delivering the projects that are required to meet the energy challenge facing us requires the early involvement of experienced independent advisors.

RPS is uniquely placed to advise clients throughout the energy sector to help them make the right investment decisions. With a new UK planning regime, the need for a trusted partner to guide the applicant through the development process becomes even more important.

Our teams provide an integrated and multi-disciplinary service utilising our expertise in planning, environmental impact assessment, ecology, due diligence, landscape, architecture, civil and structural engineering, urban regeneration, noise, and archaeology to encourage and support investment in, and the development of, new and greater capacity, cleaner forms of centralised energy production, and overcoming the challenges of alternative and renewable forms of energy.

For each project we are able to manage every stage of the planning process and provide all supporting technical services. Our planning teams are fully conversant with the needs of developers, and their technical requirements and accepted industry practices. RPS consistently recognises the importance of reconciling these needs with the variety of planning and environmental regulations that place pressure on projects to succeed economically, sustainably, for the benefit of the communities in which they exist