Environmental Advice & Support

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Lambeth are seeking to appoint a consultancy for up to a 2 year period to provide support primarily to its Development Management service to enable it to deliver against its current planning policies and service delivery targets. Lambeth's preference is for the support to be provided by a single consultancy but there is the option for the support to be provided by multiple providers. The support will comprise of observations and advice on environmental matters relating to planning applications (excluding applications which are subject to Planning Performance Agreements) with occasional attendance at Planning Applications Committee to provide technical advice to elected members if required, and support to the Local Planning Authority in the event of a planning appeal. Lambeth will require advice on the degree of compliance of development proposals with current planning policy requirements, where development is non-compliant advice on what outstanding requirements need to be met, and where development is compliant whether the scheme reaches full performance potential, and on suggested conditions and planning obligations that would enhance the quality of development and enable development to proceed where it would otherwise have been necessary to refuse planning permission, by mitigating the adverse effects. 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) Further details on how to apply for this Opportunity are attached to this notice The closing Date is 11 October 2024 at 12 noon. All submissions should be submitted on email to the contact named on this Notice.