RPS Britain Planning & Development

Support Services

RPS's multi-skilled integrated service offering covers all aspects of project planning, implementation and development, which demands a high degree of complementary support services. We assist our clients in their needs for professional business support to ensure that they comply with relevant legislation, are able to communicate with all stakeholders, have direct access to the most effective technical equipment, and are enabled to meet their administrative and contractual obligations.

Our Stakeholder Communications Team provide expert stakeholder engagement and communications support for technical, planning and regeneration projects.

Our CDM team engages with all parties in the project team to ensure Health & Safety becomes integral to the whole design and construction process.

RPS provides expert witnesses in a wide number of disciplines for planning appeals, public inquiries, court cases and other hearings, covering every aspect of planning policy and environmental assessment including :

        • Heritage

        • Ecology

        • Noise

        • air quality and odour

        • water quality, flood risk assessment and drainage

        • landscape and visual impact

        • retail impact

        • transport

        • waste management

        • human health and pollution control technology assessment (BAT).


RPS Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow our clients to understand information and solve complex problems more easily, such as alternative energy site selection for developers looking to promote renewables and other technology (wind / wave / tidal / biomass / nuclear).

Our surveyors undertake topographical surveys, utilizing GPS, as well as measured building surveys to prepare floor plans and elevations for building refurbishment works and recording historical buildings.

RPS provides contract management services, providing official administrative and contractual liaison between the client and contractor, acting as Client’s Agent to ensure the efficient delivery of construction projects.