Basement Impact Assessment Consultancy

Tender description

Lambeth Council are seeking to appoint a consultancy to provide support for up to a 3-year period to the Planning service for the review and assessment of Basement Impact Assessments (BIA) in relation to planning applications involving basement works. The support would be for the Development Management team to enable it to deliver against its current planning policies and service delivery targets. This support will comprise of assessment of BIAs or reports that accompany relevant planning applications (excluding applications which are subject to Planning Performance Agreements). Following your assessment, the Council will require you to advise on the degree of compliance with current planning policy requirements, whether sufficient information has been provided to achieve compliance with planning policy, on potential amendments that would further improve the performance of the developments and on suggested conditions and planning obligations that would ensure the delivery of the highest standards of sustainable design and construction and subsequent operation, and that would ensure the impacts of the basement development are appropriately mitigated. The provision will be for an off-site, electronic service. The selected contractor delivering the service will be required to collaborate remotely with officers within the Development Management service. Meetings and site visits for more complex sites may also be required from time to time along with occasional attendance at the council's Planning Applications Committee. Bids should indicate the cost for attendance at Committee. The types of applications requiring assessment will fall into 5 main category areas: • Major, Minor, Other, Unknown, Prior Approval and Pre-application advice (excluding PPA s) Key outputs will include: • Review of Basement Impact Assessments and providing advice to the Development Management service in relation to key planning policy (national, regional and local) and guidance requirements for all types of planning applications. • To attend meetings and / or site visits where necessary. • To attend planning committee and contribute to office presentation / committee reports (including visual aids if and where necessary) and questioning from members of the committee where required. • Providing ongoing training to members of the Lambeth Planning Team and other relevant officers. A Detailed specification has been attached to this Notice with key requirements outlined in relation to the response requirements from all interested Suppliers & Consultants meeting this specification. The Closing Date for Responses is 30 August at 12 noon.