Environmental Planning & Approvals
Strong environmental management and sustainability underpins all that we do at RPS. We have a reputation as industry leaders for the provision of effective and pragmatic environmental management for energy and resources projects and property and infrastructure developments.
We have extensive experience in assisting clients prepare all necessary environmental management plans under local, state and federal approvals.
Through detailed consultation and participation in project planning, we develop customised planning and approvals strategies that include environmental issues, land access, cultural heritage and native title. We negotiate issues, coordinate specialist studies and prepare submissions.
We have the expertise to develop the full range of environmental management plans including:
- Nutrient, drainage and irrigation management plans
- Wetland management plans
- Foreshore management plans
- Site remediation management plans
- Construction management plans
- Groundwater and surface water catchment plans
- Conservation management plans
- Dust management plans
- Noise and traffic management plans
- Environment plans for seismic and exploratory drilling
- Bushfire management plans
We assist clients to implement their respective environmental management plans and work with them to develop detailed and robust systems for their implementation. We also work with clients to develop high quality internal management systems.
Our clients and governments value our capability to also audit companies’ management plan implementation processes.
Our depth of experience has been developed preparing, implementing and auditing management plans for a wide variety of projects, large and small, ranging from ports, mining companies and transport infrastructure (roads and rail) to pipelines, electrical transmission lines, property developments and golf course estates for the past 30 years.
Services include:
- Approval strategies, schedules and budgets
- Formal environmental impact assessment
- Works approvals and licensing
- Environmental planning and documentation for statutory planning approvals
- Clearing approval conditions under environmental and planning legislation
- Environmental compliance auditing and reporting
- Compliance requirement evaluation under State and local government environmental and planning policies
- Expert evidence to support the approval process
- Liaison with government stakeholders ensuring all environmental requirements are met and understood
- Focused community consultation and awareness programs
- Expert environmental planning inputs to enquiry by design processes
- Native title negotiations and agreements
- Exploration and production permits, leases and licences
- Drilling approvals
- Onshore and offshore pipeline permits and licences
- Specialised environmental licensing
- All development approvals and planning permits
