Basement CMS

Construction Method Statement

Where the proposed development includes a new or extended basement, the Councils now ask for a submission of detailed technical statement assessing the impact of the development on drainage, flooding, groundwater conditions and structural stability.

This information should be contained within a Basement Construction Method Statement (sometimes also called Basement Impact Assessment), which is specific to your site and proposal. A Construction Method Statement is an independent professional engineering review of a basement proposal.

Generally, there is no common standard or requirements for the basement impact assessments, although each Council has similar elements which they require to be addressed.

We provide the full service to our Clients - from producing the basement Construction Method Statement to achieve planning approval, to continuing the project though further stages of design, party wall, final design and then inspecting the construction. This enabled us to provide a fully integrated service. We write our Basement Construction Method Statements to be applicable to the final proposed developments.

We have a vast experience in basement design and construction and have completed many Basement Construction Method Statements, which have been granted planning permissions. Most Councils require that the Construction Method Statement is prepared and signed off by a Chartered Civil Engineer (MICE) or Structural Engineer (MIStructE). MBOK engineers have the qualifications for this requirement.