Civil Engineering Services | London & Kent

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Drainage, external works, infrastructure and associated civil engineering design — delivered alongside our structural work, or as a standalone commission.

What this covers

Civil engineering is rarely the headline of a project, but it's frequently what determines whether a site actually works — how water is managed, how the ground is prepared, how a building connects to the infrastructure around it.

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Drainage design

Foul and surface water drainage strategy, including sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) where required by local policy.

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External works

Structural design for retaining walls, hard landscaping and other external structures associated with a wider scheme.

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Site infrastructure

Civil engineering input to support a site's servicing, access and groundworks strategy.

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Flood risk & drainage strategy

Technical input to flood risk assessments and drainage strategies submitted as part of planning applications.

Civil engineering as part of one coordinated scheme

We deliver civil engineering as an integrated part of a project's structural strategy wherever the two intersect — a retaining wall, a drainage run beneath a new foundation, a site's levels and access — rather than as a disconnected specialism handed off separately.

That coordination matters most at planning stage, where a credible drainage and infrastructure strategy is often essential to a scheme's approval, and needs to be developed alongside the structural and architectural proposals rather than added afterwards.

Local coverage

Civil engineering across London & Kent

In London, civil engineering is often about resolving drainage and access on tightly constrained urban sites; in Kent, larger plots and proximity to rivers and coastline bring flood risk and sustainable drainage strategy to the fore. We provide civil engineering design from our offices in London and Kent, serving projects across the UK and internationally, typically alongside our structural engineering work on the same project. Where a scheme touches historic ground, sensitive drainage or a constrained site, that civil engineering input is developed with the same care we bring to the structure itself.

Frequently asked questions

Do you offer civil engineering as a standalone service?

Yes, though it's most commonly delivered alongside our structural engineering work on the same project, where the two disciplines need to be coordinated closely.

Can you support a planning application's drainage strategy?

Yes — we regularly provide the civil engineering input to flood risk assessments and drainage strategies submitted as part of planning applications.

What is SuDS and do you design for it?

Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) manage surface water in ways that mimic natural drainage — permeable paving, attenuation, soakaways. Many local authorities now require a SuDS strategy for new development, and we design to meet that requirement.

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