Planning consent has been granted for the development of four houses on a site in Combe Down, Bath. The site is adjacent to a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) designated for its bat interest and in the Green Belt and Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty AONB). Nicholas Pearson Associates provided ecological and landscape advice …
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Read morePlanning consent has been granted for the proposed Dyson Cancer Centre at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust. The project is the final part of the RUH’s ‘Fit for the Future’ programme to transform its site by removing old facilities and replacing them with new, innovatively-designed buildings. We have provided landscape architectural, …
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Read moreA beautiful new foot/cycle bridge over the canal in Bathampton has received planning consent. We provided landscape and ecological consultancy services for the project on behalf of The Bathampton Conker Crossing community group. The need for the bridge resulted from community concerns regarding the provision of a safer route to the primary school, to avoid …
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Our reputation for quality of service has been established over a period of more than 40 years We adhere to the professional standards of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) and carry out ecological surveys in accordance with best practice guidance Our [...]
Read moreWe were initially appointed during the early feasibility stages on Bath Quays South, advising on key landscape and ecological constraints and opportunities This led to providing key overarching advice across the overall development area, specifically associated with ecological surveys, detailed...
Read moreThe Natural England (NE) Bat Low Impact Class Licence (BLICL) streamlines the application process for a licence, providing a more efficient and proportionate approach in ‘low impact’ situations. The BLICL permits individual ecologists, who have demonstrated they meet a strict criteria, and have been trained by NE, to oversee works that have an impact on …
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Read moreIn January 2018, North Somerset Council adopted the ‘North Somerset and Mendip Bats Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Guidance on Development: Supplementary Planning Document’ (SPD). The SAC is designated for its importance for greater and lesser horseshoe bats. The SPD focuses on the landscapes surrounding the SAC as they are important in providing foraging habitat …
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Read morePlanning permission has been granted by Bath & North East Somerset Council for a scheme of improvements to the front of the Main House, a grade I listed building, within the grade II* registered landscape of Bath Spa University’s Newton Park campus. The consented proposals involve modifying the front lawns, reorganising and removing car parking, …
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