Some contaminated land sites can be more interesting than others… this bottle fragment was previously uncovered by OSM Senior Hydrogeologist, Peter McConvey, at a site in Belfast. This unearthed bottle harkens back to when Belfast had a bustling industry…
Following a longstanding working relationship with the RSPB, OSM Environmental Consulting has completed an Assessment of Wetland Geomorphology on its Belfast Harbour site. The site is known as Belfast Window on Wildlife and serves as the main attraction in…
OSM Environmental Consulting are proud to announce our work on behalf of contractor O’Hare McGovern, on the £30m development of Olympic House in Belfast’s prestigious Titanic Quarter. OSM’s team of Environment Consultants (Belfast) built upon their long-standing relationship with…
Like many companies during the UK’s third pandemic, we’ve had to adapt to remote working. But how has this impacted our output? Working from home The pandemic has certainly caused an upheaval to our usual working practices, as we…
According to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), 91% of natural disasters were climate related, 43% of which were floods. In fact, between 1998 and 2007 flooding impacted over two million people worldwide, incurring economic losses of…
The Northern Ireland Executive has revealed that planning applications in the second quarter of 2020/21 were up 42 per cent on the previous quarter. When compared to the same period in the previous year, applications were up 12 per cent.…
‘Environmental Consultant’ is a fairly vague term. When coupled with the wide variety of tasks the job requires, this often leads to the question ‘What does an environmental consultant do?’ Read on to find out. What is an environmental…
"We were referred to OSM by a fellow professional after unsuccessful engagements with other environmental consultancies. "OSM were a breath of fresh air with a totally different approach - open, direct and inclusive. "They have a staged approach to their…
Delighted to have helped secure this landmark development in Belfast City Centre through Contaminated Land Assessments. Whilst currently a car park, the site on Scrabo Street had industrial purposes dating back to the 1800s. Thanks to OSM’s professional assessment, headed…
Noise Impact Assessment for Proposed Residential Development in Portadown OSM Environmental Consulting have recently completed a Noise Impact Assessment for a proposed residential development in Portadown. The development is an apartment block located beside several commercial premises, including numerous takeaway businesses,…