Waste & Minerals

LUC provides expert independent and practical advice to public sector clients and the waste industry across a broad spectrum of waste projects, helping to reduce the pressure of household, business and industrial waste on our environment. Our experience ranges from research to inform planning policy and work on a number of local waste plans (including site selection studies, Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessments) to site-specific assessments for new facilities, as well as planning, designing and managing effective waste infrastructure,.

LUC is an established frontrunner in minerals planning, with a thorough understanding of the complexities of the managed aggregates supply system and its implications for minerals planning authorities. Our expertise spans strategic site allocations to sustainability appraisal, site restoration schemes to web-based guides on recycled and secondary aggregates planning.

By offering robust and sustainable advice, together with innovative site design skills, we have expertise critical to ensuring the need for resources is met through the most sustainable method.

Our work is supported by strong GIS capabilities enabling robust site assessments to be undertaken and through the development of bespoke database solutions to facilitate public consultation.