Closure planning | TacminMadini

Closure Planning & Definition establishes a clear, defensible and compliant foundation for asset closure or land transition. It aligns regulatory requirements, ESG expectations, environmental conditions and land-use intent with practical delivery constraints at the owner level to create realistic and achievable closure pathways. Through assurance of structured planning logic, risk clarification and scope definition, it reduces uncertainty, improves decision confidence and positions rehabilitation or land recovery for transparent execution, whether governed or mandated for delivery. The result is a closure approach that is practical, auditable and aligned with long-term land and community outcomes.

Why it matters	Unclear closure or transition scope or sequencing increases cost risk, regulatory exposure and stakeholder misalignment. Without structured definition, plans become vulnerable to delay, dispute and scope drift, making it harder to secure regulatory approval, manage long-term land obligations and maintain confidence under public or stakeholder scrutiny.
Our focus	We assure the definition of scope, logic and constraints to ensure closure or transition pathways are realistic, sequenced and aligned with regulatory, ESG and land-use expectations. Risks are identified early, interfaces are clarified and assumptions tested at the owner decision stage before approval or tender to reduce uncertainty and improve execution readiness across long-life land assets.
Outcome	Clear and defensible closure or transition scope and sequencing that reduces ambiguity, improves predictability and supports compliant execution under governed frameworks, strengthening confidence for owners, delivery partners, communities and regulators.

Closure planning & definition

Clarity, compliance and control from the outset.

OUR FOCUS AREAS

Scope & Sequencing

Cost & Risk

Regulatory Alignment

Documentation Readiness

Why it matters	Under-scoped or unrealistic closure or land transition costs expose owners to future liabilities, approval delays and budget escalation. Weak risk identification undermines stakeholder confidence, complicates funding, insurance and provisioning arrangements and increases long-term land and liability exposure.
Our focus	We assure the structuring of cost models and the quantification of risk using disciplined governance methods to ensure estimates reflect regulatory conditions, delivery constraints, long-life land stewardship requirements and ESG commitments. Financial assumptions are independently validated, stress-tested and clarified at the owner decision level to support credible budgeting, provisioning and long-term risk management.
Outcome	Realistic closure and land transition cost and risk profiles that withstand scrutiny, reduce uncertainty and support approval, funding and long-term liability planning, giving owners greater clarity and confidence in closure and stewardship commitments.

Why it matters	Approval bodies, regulators and communities demand demonstrable regulatory and ESG conformity across closure, land transition and long-life stewardship. Failure to align intent and requirements creates friction, reputational damage and rework, and may result in additional compliance conditions, heightened oversight or delayed approvals.
Our focus	We assure alignment of closure and land transition intent with regulatory conditions, ESG standards and long-term land outcomes, ensuring obligations are embedded from the outset rather than appended later. This brings clarity to approvals, stakeholder engagement and enduring land expectations at the owner governance level.
Outcome	Closure and land transition pathways that pass regulatory and ESG scrutiny, reduce approval barriers and protect community and environmental expectations, while providing greater certainty during stakeholder review and long-term stewardship planning.

Why it matters	Poorly structured closure or land transition documentation creates approval delays, execution ambiguity and unclear expectations for delivery partners, regulators and stakeholders. Insufficient detail or clarity leads to rework, contested pricing, misaligned execution and heightened regulatory or community scrutiny.
Our focus	We assure the development of documentation sets that integrate scope, cost, sequencing and compliance requirements into clear, approval-ready packages suitable for tendering, staged works or governed execution. Structure, traceability and terminology are reviewed and assured to create consistent, auditable and comparable submissions at the owner decision level.
Outcome	Approval-ready documentation that enables clearer procurement or execution pathways, smoother regulatory review and more predictable outcomes, reducing ambiguity and supporting compliant delivery across closure and land transition activities.