Civil and Structural Engineering Services
Our clients include:
Private landowners
Property developers
Local authorities
Housing associations
Homeowners
Government agencies/bodies
Our services include:
Site pre-development engineering feasibility and due diligence
Highways services
Foul drainage
Stormwater drainage
SuDS – Sustainable Drainage Systems
Structural engineering professional services
Our Structural Engineering services include:

Structural due diligence inspection & report for pre-purchase advice
Structural Insurance claim investigation with supporting documentation
Arranging structural material testing
Arranging geotechnical reporting for foundations, slope stability, and retaining walls
Wind and snow load model generation
Design of retaining walls
Design of steel structural elements
Design of concrete structural elements
Design of timber structural elements
Wind and snow load model generation
Construction detailing
Structural design of vehicle access bridges
Conservation structural design and consultation
Our Civil Engineering Services include:
Site pre-development engineering feasibility and due diligence
Highways
Drainage / development constraints
Utility services
Flood risk reviews

Highways Services
Visibility splays. Investigate, analyse and document.
Forward visibility chords. Investigate, analyse and document.
3D visibility limits
Junction design
Highway’s layout conforming to local road authority standards
Lifetime homes layouts and levels
Integrate highways with SUDS – Sustainable Drainage Systems – designs
Parking layouts on-street and off-street
Quantity take-offs for civils pricing schedules
(Future) Road restraint system

Foul Drainage
Investigate the feasibility of hierarchy of building control preferred options
Design and gain approvals for gravity drainage systems
Manage design and specification of pumped systems
Specify and/or carry out percolation testing
Size and specify sceptic tank systems
Size and specify cesspit/cesspool systems
Size and document drainage field secondary treatment system
Size and document drainage mound secondary treatment system

Stormwater drainage / SuDS
Catchment analysis
Site-specific rainfall models
Stormwater quantity calculations
Stormwater quality calculations
Construction site run-off management plans
Operation and maintenance documents
Soak pit / swale / detention pond calculations
Open channel flow calculations
Flood risk reviews
Call or email our team to discuss your requirements:
Email: enquiries@hughesarchitects.co.uk
Telephone:
Newtown, Powys – 01686 610 311
Welshpool, Powys – 01938 553 436
Llandrindod Wells – 01597 730 083
Aberystwyth – 01970 602 600
Cardiff – 02921 678 999