Tim O’Hare Associates offers a full soil survey, investigation and testing service. All of our reports include interpretation of all results and practical advice and recommendations to manage and improve soils.
Soil Resource Surveys
Soil Resource Surveys are used for the evaluation and quantification of any development site’s soil resources, albeit for residential or commercial development, highway construction, new schools, allotments, parks, sports pitches, garden design, pipeline installation, or agricultural improvement.
This is an essential part of any development project, large or small, as it provides important baseline information on the existing soils and how best they can be managed, protected and re-used. It is included as one of the main elements of Defra’s Code of Practice for the Sustainable Use of Soils on Construction Sites.
Our survey reports usually include:
- soil maps identifying different soil types;
- site observations, photographs and soil descriptions;
- results and interpretation of all laboratory analyses;
- discussion on soil quality, quantity, variability and suitability for the proposed landscape scheme (tree pits, ornamental shrubs, native woodland, amenity grass, species-rich grassland, wetlands);
- advice on the re-use of surplus soils, including compliance with industry standards for off-site sale and re-use (eg. BS3882:2015 and BS8601:2013);
- recommendations for soil handling and soil amelioration;
Soil and Plant Failure Investigations
Investigation of failed or struggling landscape, sports pitch or habitat creation schemes to identify the cause(s) or contributory factors and advice on how to improve the soils to enable sustainable plant growth and appropriate land use.
