Mission Statement

Cardno Chenoweth is a leading environmental planning and design practice, delivering quality consultancy services which meet client needs professionally and ethically, while generating profit for continuing development and rewarding careers.

In order to achieve this vision, the following strategies are implemented:

Our work will be:

• Delivered on time, within budget, and to the quality needed and expected by clients;
• Accurate, reliable, up to date, and capable of withstanding scrutiny;
• Environmentally and socially responsible, consistent with ESD principles;
• Honest, open, accountable and fair;
• Recognised as best practice, innovative and practical; and always a source of pride.

Our approach will be:

• Output-driven and well managed to achieve consistent quality and duty of care;
• Multidisciplinary, collaborative and consultative;
• Proactive and focused on early resolution of issues;
• Based on the effective organisation and presentation of information;
• Effective, efficient and profitable.

Our working environment will be:

• A team with shared values and vision;
• Open, communicative, participatory and synergistic;
• Intellectually challenging, inquisitive and enthusiastic;
• Adaptable and supportive regarding individual needs and capabilities.

Our practice is based on a commitment to:

"......sustainable development through a synthesis of planning, science, design and consultation."

Key Drivers

The key drivers in forming and maintaining Chenoweth EPLA as an independent consultancy have been:

- The need for specialist, independent & inter-discplinary services;

- The need for experts to interpret 'best available science' as a guide for planners;

- The need for consultants who understand the requirements of agencies and the practical needs of clients and projects.tio

Integration

The integration of ecology and design is the cornerstone of our practice and contributes to our distinctive market position. This expertise in environmentally responsible design is combined with a commitment to enhancing human experiences in urban settings, tourism/leisure facilities, parks and natural areas.

A range of place-making; strategies are used to create or reinforce a sense of place, conveyed through effective graphic communication, community/stakeholder consultation and collaboration.