Brindley is an award-winning, leading creative environmental consultancy. We provide a full range of integrated design and assessment services in support of planning and development projects.

History

Established in 1998, Brindley retains the core skills our business was founded upon, whilst leading our sector in advanced technologies and practice. Our robust and reliable support to planners and developers means that we stand firm through market changes.

Mission

We are passionately client-focused, taking pride in our record for retaining repeat business. Together we are bigger than the sum of our parts and our clients benefit from the value we place in our full range of integrated design and assessment services.

Vision

Brindley is equipped for growth as a leading creative environmental consultancy working across the UK. Thanks to our skilled staff and market awareness, we are the preferred consultancy for a number of regular and repeat clients.

Landscape Design

We excel in providing dynamic and commercially-aware landscape masterplans and design solutions.

Landscape Assessment

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We offer a range of landscape assessment services, from high-level visual appraisals to GLVIA3 compliant Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments.

GIS & Visualisation

We provide specialist GIS and visualisation services to refine and communicate the effects of development proposals.

Ecological Services

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We offer commercially-aware ecological consultancy to support and promote successful development.

“Brindleys have provided landscape appraisal and other professional services to LASplannning now on several occasions and these have always been professional and purposeful. The clear communication from the appointed Brindleys consultancy team respectively, has helped to ensure that their support on each project has been tailored and timely. Reporting and recommendations from Brindleys have accurately  informed planning applications submitted and assisted LASplanning in providing appropriate  planning advice to clients. “

Lorna Sim
Lorna Sim
Planner, LASplanning LLP

“As a strategic land company we value the integrated services of the Brindley Associates team, supporting us in evaluating sites with development potential and promoting those sites through the planning process.”

Gary Smith
Gary Smith
Scotland Director, Hallam Land

“I have employed Brindley Associates on a few projects recently and found their staff to be very supportive and quick to understand the design theory of the scheme designs.  This is important at the early stages of projects to show clients and planning agencies in particular how a project could look and fit into the surrounding area.I have found the staff easy to work with and very willing to make the inevitable changes to the cgi model as the design process evolves.”

Ray Licence
Architect

“I’ve worked with Brindley Associates on a number of complex development projects over recent years, as part of a team of consultants brought together and retained by a major development companies.  I’ve found them to be extremely professional and offered advice that has been both precise and concise in finding solutions to challenging issues. I have already referred them to other key clients who have also benefited from their technical skills and attributes.”

Michael Summers
Michael Summers
Director at ECS Transport Planning Limited

“Avant are pleased to be connected with Brindley Associates who year-on-year deliver viable landscape assessments and designs of quality that satisfy the demands of the local authorities and our clients alike. Avant are also proud to have been Brindley Associates’ first client when Joanne started the business in 1998.”

Neil Davidson
Neil Davidson
Technical Director, Avant Homes

“We’ve worked with Brindley Associates on a number of projects including strategic land promotion, renewable energy and residential development proposals. The team are very skilled in providing landscape, visual impact and ecology advice and always provide a friendly and prompt service.”

Sara Lamb
Sara Lamb
Associate, Planning, Iceni Projects

“Brindley Associates’ ‘can do’ attitude meant that they were able to undertake a tree survey at short notice to meet a tight deadline. Their service was professional and comprehensive, and the report was delivered a day early. What more can you ask?”

Ann Maclean
Ann Maclean
Senior Project Manager, Thomas & Adamson

“Persimmon Homes are very pleased with the work that Brindley carried out in support of the planning submission for Reddingmuirhead.  Their assistance with initial community consultation followed by robust LVIA, visualisation and masterplanning services through to detail landscape design were greatly appreciated by the Persimmon team.  Brindley also provided Persimmon with an excellent photorealistic CGI render of a residential street scene in support of another planning submission. We are delighted with the quality and the speed of service that Brindley provide and will continue to use them for this type of work.”

Jim Kirkpatrick
Jim Kirkpatrick
Managing Director, Persimmon Homes East Scotland

“Brindley Associates performed very well on the North Fod project and Fife Council were very pleased with their service. We have since gone on to employ them on a number of other housing projects.”

Neil Paterson
Neil Paterson
Architect, Fife Council Property Services

“Brindley provided Persimmon with an excellent photorealistic CGI render of a residential street scene in support of a recent successful planning submission at Gateside East Lothian.  We are delighted with the quality and the speed of service that Brindley provided and will continue to use them for this type of work.”

Neil Parry
Neil Parry
Design Director Persimmon Homes East Scotland & Charles Church Scotland

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