Our Services
Company Profile
Ardent Consulting Engineers was formed in 2005 to provide transport and infrastructure planning/engineering advice to the development industry. We have particular expertise in residential developments, on both Greenfield and Brownfield sites.
The company currently employs over 20 staff with a range of experience. We are particularly proud of the extensive and varied development experience of our staff who are able to offer a wide range of services, drawing upon their extensive and varied experience of working on development schemes within multi-disciplinary project teams. It is this breadth of experience which enables us to offer a wide range of transport and infrastructure services. It also means we are always able to see the bigger picture and consider implications outside our specialist areas of expertise.
We have a raft of experience in all aspects relating and flooding and have undertaken a series of extensive drainage strategies for Clients to incorporate Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems to satisfy not only Client requirements but Environment Agency, drainage authorities and other organisations. We have a great deal of experience in preparing Flood Risk Assessments (FRA) and employ the latest software packages (including Microdrainage, HecRas and Tuflow) in providing FRAs compliant with PPS25.
The range of services which we offer to our clients includes:
- Pre-Purchase advice;
- Preparation of Transport Assessments and Green Travel Plans to accompany planning applications;
- Preliminary and detailed design of access arrangements, internal layouts of development sites (including advice on parking provision and servicing arrangements) and off-site improvements;
- Preparation of Flood Risk Assessments, including breach analysis and two dimensional hazard modeling;
- Preparation and agreement of Drainage Strategies;
- Detailed design and procurement of both adoptable and private drainage, off-site requisitions, balancing and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS);
- Negotiations of Section 38, 106, and 278 Agreements;
- Determination of utility servicing strategies and procurement;
- Contract preparation, tender analysis, project management;
- Noise Assessments.
- Site Supervision
- Expert Witness
