After the wettest winter on record in England (DEFRA ministerial statement 6 March 2014), which necessarily needed emergency responses, the focus is moving towards increasing flood resilience. One such step has been the preparation of The Somerset Levels and Moors Flood Action Plan which recognises that a range of measures are needed across river catchments …
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Read moreThe Newt in Somerset needed to replace outdated farm buildings with a modern agricultural facility whilst maintaining landscape character and delivering biodiversity improvements Nicholas Pearson Associates was commissioned to provide comprehensive environmental design services including landscape...
Read moreEarlier this month we returned to the Great Avon Wood for our second volunteering day of the year with Avon Needs Trees. Avon Needs Trees is creating areas of new permanent woodland in the Bristol and Bath region. The local charity was set up in response to the climate and nature emergencies. It also seeks …
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Read moreNational Trust commissioned Nicholas Pearson Associates to work on landscape and ecological consultancy services for Saltram East, a new, free-to-access country park. National Trust are creating nature positive access areas at Saltram Estate in Plymouth. The project sets out to provide new, accessible green space for the rapidly growing local community, benefitting wellbeing and supporting …
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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 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...
Read moreWe provided landscape consultancy and visualisation services to help secure planning consent for the redevelopment of Bray Film Studios Bray Film Studio is best known for the Hammer horror films of the 1950s and 60s It continues to host major productions, including the recent Oscar-winning...
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Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) marks a fundamental shift in the planning process Planning applications for most developments in England made under the Town & Country Planning Act are required to deliver at least 10% BNG With regards the new 02ha and temporary development exemptions, it’s [...]
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