From shoreline
to investment case.
Career experience includes responsibility for over 40 km of coastline, leadership on coastal protection schemes, and FCERM business cases for capital funding.
Folkestone & Hythe · Margate
COASTAL · FLOOD RISK · DRAINAGE
Clear thinking.
For complex
water challenges.
Specialist engineering and independent advice.
From the first question to a well-informed decision.
MAIDEN BROOKS ASSOCIATES
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INDEPENDENT EXPERTISE. PRACTICAL DIRECTION.
Good decisions start
with a clearer picture.
We help clients understand water, manage risk and move projects forward.
Maiden Brooks Associates brings together technical rigour, commercial understanding and nearly 25 years of professional experience. We translate complex coastal, flood-risk and drainage issues into clear, proportionate advice.
24+
years of professional experience
Chartered
engineering & water expertise
Independent
advice shaped around your project
OUR EXPERTISE
Specialist by nature.
Practical by design.
Focused support for developers, landowners,
public bodies and professional advisers.
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Coastal engineering
Understand the coast. Plan for its future.
Coastal erosion and defence appraisal, wave and overtopping assessment, shoreline processes and beach management. Practical advice for resilient coastal assets and investment decisions.
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Flood risk & hydrology
Clarity on risk. Confidence in the next step.
Site-specific flood risk assessment, hydrological analysis and hydraulic modelling. Evidence to inform development, test mitigation options and support discussions with planning authorities and regulators.
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Drainage & SuDS
Water managed well, from the outset.
Surface-water drainage strategies and sustainable drainage advice that respond to site constraints. Technical assessment and review to support planning, resolve objections and guide design development.
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Expert evidence & advice
Independent judgement. Clearly explained.
Expert evidence for planning appeals, inquiries and litigation, alongside independent technical review. Rigorous assessment of engineering issues, communicated clearly to clients, legal teams and decision-makers.
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Technical depth.
Real-world perspective.
Our practice is led by Simon Maiden-Brooks, whose career spans local authority coastal engineering, consultancy leadership and independent expert evidence.
From shoreline
Evidence that stands
up to scrutiny.
Flood-risk and drainage advice for development proposals, with experience preparing technical evidence and addressing challenging planning issues.
Flood risk · Drainage · Regulatory engagementIndependent expertise.
Clearly presented.
Experience of public inquiries, planning appeals and High Court proceedings, including oral evidence and cross-examination.
Technical review · Expert witness supportSelected experience of our director, including work undertaken before Maiden Brooks Associates was established.
AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE
ABOUT MBA
Depth of experience.
A direct connection.
Thoughtful engineering.
Personal accountability.
Maiden Brooks Associates is an independent specialist consultancy in coastal engineering, flood risk, drainage and technical advice.
Led by Simon Maiden-Brooks, a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Water and Environmental Manager, the practice combines senior technical involvement with a clear understanding of project priorities.
We work closely with clients and their wider project teams, from defining the right questions to explaining the evidence and identifying practical next steps.
Simon Maiden-Brooks
Director · BSc (Hons), MSc, CEng, C.WEM, MCIWEM, GMICE
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HOW WE WORK
Considered advice.
At every stage.
Understand
We listen to your objectives, the site constraints and the decisions you need to make.
Assess
We apply proportionate investigation, analysis and independent technical judgement.
Advise
We explain what the evidence means and set out a practical way forward.
LET’S TALK
Every project starts
with a conversation.
Tell us what you’re working on.
We’ll help you define the next step.
Coastal engineering · Flood risk · Drainage
Independent technical & expert advice