Civil Engineering, Drainage and Flood Risk Consultants

We help people manage water on and around sites. That covers flood risk work for planning, SuDS and drainage strategies, detailed drainage design for construction, pumped systems, and wider civil engineering where levels, access and earthworks need analysing or configuring.

FPS Environmental supports development projects through services including:

• Flood Risk Assessments
• Flood Surveys
• Surface Water Drainage Strategies
• Flood Warning and Evacuation Plans
• Planning and Development Constraints reviews
• Land Development Engineering
• Development Access Design

Services are often delivered together as part of a coordinated development strategy, or may support each other, such as a Flood Survey being followed by Options Development and Design work to deliver a flood risk management plan.

To begin a review of a site, it is helpful to provide:

• The site address or location plan
• The site history
• The goals of the instruction

And for development:

• Proposed development drawings where available
• Any planning information or constraints already identified

This allows our engineers to understand the site and provide initial advice on the most appropriate next steps.

FPS Environmental supports a wide range of projects including:

• Single residential dwellings and extensions.
• Properties which have flooded or are at risk of flooding.
• Housing developments.
• Commercial and infrastructure schemes.
• Land and planning feasibility studies.

Projects range from small domestic sites through to major development schemes, alongside risk reviews for insurance companies.

We regularly work with:

• Property developers
• Architects and planning consultants
• Landowners and investors
• Homeowners and self-builders
• Homebuyers
• Flood Victims
• Local authorities and infrastructure clients

Our role is typically to provide engineering advice that supports planning, flood risk, engineering or development decisions.

Flood Risk Consultants are specialists in understand flood risk and site constraints. They are often required to support planning applications with Flood Risk Assessments, and early instruction can identify site constraints, layout and support the drainage strategy, thus avoiding issues that could otherwise delay planning approval. Flood Risk Consultants can also be involved in Flood Surveys or forensically analysing flood risk with a Flood Investigation & Management Strategy.

FPS Environmental works on projects across the UK. Many assessments can be undertaken using detailed mapping, flood modelling and engineering analysis, with site visits carried out where appropriate.

Frequently. FPS Environmental coordinate levels, drainage and flood risk with the layout so planning conditions can be discharged and contractors have clear drawings to price and build from.

When it adds value, yes. We carry out flood investigations, CCTV drainage reviews, support with infiltration testing and engineering reviews, alongside Flood Surveys, Expert Witness work, and Homebuyer Flood Risk Reports where a site visit is important. If a desktop review is sufficient, we will say so – or we may advise beginning with a desktop review prior to a site survey. In some instances, a site meeting can also be useful where multiple parties are involved, such as the client, architect etc.

Yes.  FPS Environmental Ltd provide expert witness services, led by John Mattinson, with formal reports and clear technical evidence where disputes or insurance matters require independent input. This may be flood risk projects, or engineering. Often the role is a forensic engineering investigation to determine an informed expert opinion.

Yes. FPS Environmental Ltd can investigate what happened and consider viability of mitigation measures. A standard Flood Survey is focused on Property Flood Resilience measures, but our work may also include drainage redesign, SuDS measures, Packaged Pump Stations that can be built and maintained, along with landscaping or flood walls. Our works involved undertaking a Civil Engineering Flood Review – Commercial Site, Leicestershire are a good example of our works following a flood, along with residential projects such as the PFR Survey and Drainage Design for Nottinghamshire Property.

Yes. Early input avoids rework. We confirm what the council will expect, shape the drainage and flood risk management, and can help the rest of the design move forward.

Yes. FPS Environmental Ltd hold ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification.

We are also SSIP accredited through CHAS and PQS, meaning our health and safety systems have already been independently assessed and recognised across UK procurement schemes. This allows us to be instructed quickly by many organisations without the need for duplicate pre-qualification checks.

These standards reflect how we manage quality, environmental performance and safety on every project. For further information on our ESG, please visit our Environmental, Social and Governance page.