Planning permission for Saracens Rugby’s proposed transformation of Barnet Copthall stadium in Hertfordshire into a state of the art 10,000 seat multi-use rugby, athletics and community sports stadium has been granted this month. The 1960s athletics stadium, which lies in the Green Belt, is currently used by local clubs including Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. As part …
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Read moreThe proposed new Sports and Performing Arts development for Hayesfield School, Bath has been given planning (and Conservation Area) consent. This major project will provide a new high quality sports hall and performing arts facility, as well as upgraded multi use sports facilities, for the existing school which is located within the World Heritage Site. …
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Read moreMandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for most major developments in England comes into force on 12 February, with requirements for small sites following on 2 April. In this article we explore what the new legislation means for developers and how the BNG process will work in practice. What is BNG? BNG is an approach to …
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Read moreWe provided ecological advice and assessment, including a Biodiversity Net Gain assessment, to help achieve a recommendation to grant planning permission for residential development on land linked to a bat Special Area of Conservation (SAC) We undertook bat activity and emergence surveys to...
Read moreWe provided ecological and landscape advice and assessment to help gain a planning consent for a residential development adjacent to a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for bats in Bath The site is a former quarry in Combe Down, Bath, adjacent to a SAC and SSSI designated for its bat interest It...
Read moreFollowing success at the Outline Planning stage in 2022, we helped secure Reserved Matters Planning consents in 2023 for strategic Green Infrastructure and Public Open Space Designs include a new Country Park in the new neighbourhood ‘Forster Park’, to the north of Stevenage, Hertfordshire We...
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Charlie undertakes ecological surveys and provides ecological advice through the planning process, construction and monitoring.
Read moreBiodiversity is now at the forefront of local and national planning policy. To ensure your project meets the regulatory requirements and delivers Biodiversity Net Gain we can tell you what ecological surveys to carry out, and when. Ecological surveys are a key consideration when planning for development and, with spring edging closer, it’s a good …
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