Historical Map Searches for land use studies

Partners

Compass Consulting aims to become a "One-Stop-Shop" for ALL Environmental Information. To this end we have joined up with key suppliers in the industry and added direct links to their web sites on this page. We believe that these companies will offer excellent value for money, outstanding levels of customer service and an invaluable product knowledge that our clients have every right to expect.

The companies listed below are NOT part of Compass Consulting, we do NOT own them or any part of them. We only recommend them as suppliers of "data and environmentally linked products". 

Contamination Consultants Ltd

Contamination Consultants are the foremost leading team of highly experienced professionals who investigate both residential and commercial land across the UK.

Their clients include private home owners, builders and developers, land agents, solicitors, local and central government departments, and other consultants.

Their team are Chartered Scientists and Environmentalists who have worked within Local Authority Contaminated Land Departments and University Research Units.

They therefore know exactly what you will be needing and, using the best environmental data and historical maps, can deliver a single report or a structured risk assessment and management solution for your site, strictly to UK Government guidelines.

If you are not sure about the type of investigation you need please call Paul Burns on 0191 243 0678 or email:

admin@contamination-consultants.co.uk

Aerial Photographs

We are pleased to announce a co-operative agreement between Compass Consulting and Skyscan, an aerial photographic company based near Cheltenham, who can undertake searches for site and date specific aerial images.

Aerial Photographs Searching Service
They have also established probably the most comprehensive database in the country of historic aerial photographic collections. Details of approaching five hundred archives and libraries are held, responsible for tens of millions of images. The information enables them to undertake an authoritative search for any UK location photographed during the last sixty years or more, provide a written report on the findings, and supply reprints from the images if required. Success cannot be guaranteed, if for example an image simply doesn't exist, but all possibilities will have been checked both promptly and cost effectively. Skyscan quote for each proposed search on receipt of a completed enquiry form. Charges range between thirty five and five hundred pounds with searches taking between ten and twenty working days.

Skyscan are a specialist firm founded in 1984 to produce and supply high quality aerial images of the UK. Their now extensive photolibrary holds air to ground images taken by themselves and many other aerial photographers which are used for both promotional and record purposes. In addition to their own accumulated experience and knowledge they have a network of contacts with other aerial photographers and libraries in the UK and abroad, and can offer impartial advice and guidance if wanted. 

"Ground Risk Management Limited have worked with Compass for many years. The quality and speed of delivery of historic mapping is an important part of the assessment of a site. By combining the skills of our geotechnical, environmental and structural staff, we can ensure that aspects of the ground are understood with respect to their technical, financial and environmental implications.

GRM will fight the ever-increasing over-conservatism that creeps into the development process, and deliver cost effective solutions to ground challenges.

Visit our Website at www.grm-uk.com for more information".

GRM HQ
Bretby Business Park
Ashby Road
Burton upon Trent
Staffordshire
DE15 0YZ
Tel: 01283 551 249
Fax:01283 211 968

GRM South Midlands
Fernie House
149 St Mary's Road
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 7DT
Tel: 01858 414 981
Fax: 001858 414 978

Unexploded Bomb Information (UXB's or UXO) 

We have linked up with MACC International Limited, who deal with all aspects of Explosive Ordnance Search & Disposal. We will be posting more information about them and their services shortly.

Archaeological Site Information  

We have linked up with AF Howland Associates who are Archaeological Consultants in Sudbury, Suffolk. They offer independent archaeological advice to their clients engaged in the development of rural and "brown-field" sites.

Howland’s archaeological department is complemented by the firm’s specialist knowledge of geological and environmental issues. Their in-house archaeologists work closely with their engineers in providing a service dedicated to the construction industry.  

Many developments are bound by planning conditions, which are subject to the assessment of the impact of the scheme upon the archaeological resource. Planning consent may also require an agreed programme of archaeological fieldwork. In such circumstances, it may prove necessary to implement a project design, by which archaeological deposits can be recorded in advance of construction.

Specifications issued by County Development Control Officers frequently require the on-site presence of an archaeologist to supervise the machining of deep excavations within areas that are suspected of supporting archaeological horizons. A F Howland are able to respond promptly and cost-effectively to the requirements of county planning officers, and have particular experience of archaeological monitoring; working alongside contractors within the construction industry, as well as for public utilities and mineral extraction companies.

For further information, or for confidential advice on any matter relating to archaeological planning conditions, the archaeology department can be contacted at their Norwich and Sudbury offices.

If there is a product or service that we are not currently offering then please let us know. 

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