The Environmental Dimension Partnership

What The Environmental Dimension Partnership does

The Environmental Dimension Partnership Ltd (EDP) is a UK private limited company founded in 2005, operating as a multi-disciplinary environmental planning and design consultancy from three offices in Cardiff, Cheltenham and Cirencester (registered headquarters). The firm delivers integrated consultancy services across six disciplines: arboriculture, archaeology and heritage, ecology and biodiversity, landscape planning and design, masterplanning and urban design, and business/project support. It serves developer clients (including Redrow, Persimmon, Bathurst, Curo, Urban & Civic, Pobl Homes), land managers, UK local authorities (Swansea City Council), and energy clients (Western Power Distribution, Regeneco, Scottish Power Energy Networks), with project work spanning residential developments, renewable energy sites, sports venues and infrastructure across the United Kingdom.

EDP's underlying technology is integrated domain expertise rather than a software platform. The firm publishes supporting knowledge resources including a Biodiversity Net Gain Handbook aligned to the Environment Act 2021, a Masterplanning and Urban Design Portfolio, CGI design visualisation capabilities, and an Ecological Survey Seasons Calendar. It holds Registered Practice status with the Landscape Institute, CIEEM, CIfA and the Urban Design Group, and is ISO 9001 accredited. Notable project outcomes include a 46% biodiversity improvement at Trumpington Meadows (versus the later 10% statutory threshold), Building with Nature candidate status at Chesterton Farm, and the Stadium Business Summit Project of the Year (2021) for the Leicester City FC Park Hill Training Ground.

EDP operates a fee-based professional services model with quote-based pricing and no publicly disclosed rate card. Customer acquisition is driven by direct enterprise engagement, tender submissions and industry reputation; go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeted at UK planning and land management buyers. Customer segmentation is horizontal across developer, land manager, government and private individual clients. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external investment, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity, suggesting founder-led, organic growth. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

The Environmental Dimension Partnership

Legal name

The Environmental Dimension Partnership Ltd

Website

https://edp-uk.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Environmental Dimension Partnership (EDP) is a UK-based multi-disciplinary environmental planning and design consultancy serving developers, local authorities and land managers through integrated arboriculture, ecology, heritage, landscape and masterplanning services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cardiff

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Environmental Planning and Design Consultancy Services: EDP provides professional consultancy services across multiple environmental disciplines including arboriculture, archaeology, heritage, ecology, landscape planning, and masterplanning. Revenue is generated through fee-based professional services delivered to developer clients, land managers, local authorities, and private individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EDP is a multi-disciplinary environmental planning and design consultancy delivering coordinated, commercially aware and cost-effective solutions to UK planning and land management clients. The firm offers specialist services across arboriculture, archaeology and heritage, ecology and biodiversity, landscape planning and design, and masterplanning and urban design, integrated with underlying business and project support functions.

Product overview

The Environmental Dimension Partnership Ltd (EDP) is a multi-disciplinary environmental planning and design consultancy offering a coordinated suite of specialist services to UK planning and land management clients. The core offering spans six integrated disciplines — Arboriculture, Archaeology and Heritage, Ecology and Biodiversity, Landscape Planning and Design, Masterplanning and Urban Design, and Business and Project Support — supported by published knowledge resources including the Masterplanning and Urban Design Portfolio, a Biodiversity Net Gain Handbook, a CGI Design brochure, and an Ecological Survey Seasons Calendar. EDP operates across UK-wide projects, delivering from initial site appraisal through to post-consent implementation. The company is a CIEEM Registered Practice, Landscape Institute Registered Practice, CIfA Registered Organisation, and Urban Design Group Registered Practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arboriculture Services Expert, pragmatic, commercially aware advisory services on trees for developer and land-manager clients, ranging from pre-acquisition reviews through post-planning implementation. Services include tree surveys, tree risk management, veteran and ancient tree assessment, woodland management, and expert witness.
• Archaeology and Heritage Services Heritage consultancy covering archaeological and heritage assessment, listed building consent, historic buildings assessment, heritage management, and fieldwork management. Delivered under EDP's CIfA Registered Organisation status.
• Ecology and Biodiversity Services Ecological and biodiversity assessment, protected species surveys and licensing, botanical surveys, ecological mitigation and enhancement strategies, and site implementation and monitoring. Delivered under EDP's CIEEM Registered Practice status.
• Landscape Planning and Design Services Landscape-led planning and design services including landscape design, green infrastructure strategies, landscape appraisal, landscape and visual impact assessment, sustainable drainage systems, and recreation and public rights of way. Delivered under EDP's Landscape Institute Registered Practice status.
• Masterplanning and Urban Design Services Environmentally led masterplanning with expertise spanning landscape, ecology, arboriculture, and heritage. Services cover site appraisals, feasibility studies, concept schemes, masterplans, parameter plans, design codes, and planning applications from outline to detailed stages. Delivered under EDP's Urban Design Group Registered Practice status.
• Business and Project Support Services Administrative, finance, graphics, project resource, HSEQ, IT, marketing, premises, and HR support services enabling the day-to-day operations of EDP and project delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trumpington Meadows achieved 46% biodiversity improvement vs 10% required by later legislation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013EDP was selected from the SPEN Environmental Framework in 2013 to provide consultancy inputs for the Loch Urr wind farm grid connection project, undertaking ecology, landscape and heritage surveys.
• Landscape InstitutecoreOthersEDP is a Landscape Institute Registered Practice, demonstrating professional standards and commitment to the landscape architecture profession.
• CIEEM (Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management)coreOthersEDP is a CIEEM Registered Practice, demonstrating professional standards in ecology and environmental management consultancy.
• CIfA (Chartered Institute for Archaeologists)coreOthersEDP is a CIfA Registered Organisation, demonstrating professional standards in archaeology practice.
• Urban Design GroupcoreOthersEDP is an Urban Design Group Registered Practice, demonstrating commitment to urban design excellence.
• Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP)supportingOthersEDP is a member of ISEP, connecting to global best practice, insights and networks in sustainability and environmental management.
• University of GloucestershiresupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate Director Ben Connolley is joint chair of the Professional Review Group (PRG) at the university, acting as a critical friend to help shape landscape professionals' education and training.
• Life's a BeachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDP partnered with Life's a Beach for a beach clean at Berrow Beach, demonstrating commitment to environmental volunteering and community engagement.
• The Cotswold Canals TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDP team participated in the Golden Duck Raft Race raising money for The Cotswold Canals Trust.
• CrisisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTo mark EDP's 20th anniversary, the company aimed to raise £20,000 for Crisis homelessness charity through cycling challenge from Cirencester to Ghent, Belgium.
• Hertfordshire Bird ClubsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDP collaborated with the Hertfordshire Bird Club to develop a conservation strategy for the endangered tree sparrow colony at Bowmans Cross, including creating new feeding and nesting stations.
• SeasearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDP ecologist Emily Williams participates in Seasearch volunteer surveys to record marine habitats and species along the Welsh coastline.
• National TrustsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerKate Henson, EDP Ecology Discipline Lead, monitors hazel dormouse populations on behalf of the National Trust as part of the National Dormouse Monitoring Programme.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• RSK Group: UK-headquartered environmental and geoscience consultancy group providing ecology, arboriculture, archaeology, landscape, and environmental planning services, operating in the same mid-market developer and infrastructure segment as EDP.
• Wardell Armstrong: UK multi-disciplinary environmental, planning, and engineering consultancy offering ecology, landscape, archaeology, and masterplanning services to developers and infrastructure clients, directly comparable to EDP's integrated model (now part of Stantec).
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with strong UK planning, ecology, and landscape practice serving real estate, energy, and infrastructure clients, closely overlapping with EDP's service mix.
• Tyler Grange: UK landscape architecture, ecology, and arboriculture consultancy serving residential, commercial, and infrastructure developers, with a similar multi-disciplinary regional practice profile to EDP.
• Thomson Environmental Consultants: UK ecological consultancy delivering habitat surveys, protected species work, BNG assessments, and planning support to developers and housebuilders, directly comparable to EDP's ecology discipline.

Emerging players

• CSA Environmental: UK ecological and arboricultural consultancy delivering protected species surveys, BNG, and planning support to developers and housebuilders, a smaller specialist that overlaps with EDP's ecology and arboriculture disciplines.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, environmental, and planning consultancy with a sizeable UK presence (including acquired PBA and Hydrock) that competes with EDP for large developer and public-sector planning and BNG mandates at greater scale.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with UK environment, landscape, and planning teams serving the same developer and public-sector clients as EDP, typically at the upper end of project scale.
• Arup: Global engineering and design consultancy with significant UK environmental planning, ecology, and landscape architecture capability serving real estate, energy, and government clients.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with large UK environment, planning, and landscape architecture practices, competing with EDP on major residential, energy, and infrastructure commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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