Case studies

Odour Impact Assessment for Lancet Homes

05.09.25

Lancet Homes

Bureau Veritas collaborated with Lancet Homes to develop a methodology that met key stakeholders' requirements for assessing the impact of odour on future residents. The deliverables facilitated the progression of the planning application for the proposed development.

Client challenge

  • Developing a standardised approach to field odour survey that met industry guidance and stakeholder expectations
  • Ensuring an objective approach to site work in the context of varying meteorological conditions
  • Identifying a methodology that satisfied both the client's and third-party stakeholders' requirements and constraints

Solution

  • Bureau Veritas worked closely with the client to define a robust and approved methodology for the field odour survey, implementing improvements to the standardised approach
  • The team ensured an objective approach to the site work by carefully considering the meteorological conditions and their potential impact on the assessment
  • Bureau Veritas collaborated with the client and local authority to develop a methodology that met the needs of all stakeholders, drawing on industry guidance and best practice

Benefits

  • The standardised field odour survey approach provided a reliable and evidence-based assessment of baseline conditions at the proposed development site
  • The objective approach to the site work ensured the results were representative and defensible
  • The collaborative development of the methodology facilitated the progression of the planning application, as the assessment met the requirements of all key stakeholders