March 9, 2016
Permission was granted for the University of Oxford’s graduate accommodation at Castle Mill, near Port Meadow, in 2012. After a Judicial Review hearing, an Environmental Statement was submitted in 2014, followed by further information. Unusually, the ES was ‘retrospective’ as the development already had planning permission, and the ES identified new options to mitigate significant …
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February 4, 2016
The scheme will consist of 18,000 photovoltaic panels and 4 units to house the equipment required to convert the output into usable power. The location is largely screened by topography and vegetation and the retention of existing field boundaries and hedgerows maintains the wider landscape pattern. The fields will be grazed by livestock during the …
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January 6, 2016
There is a history of flooding from the Roath Brook in Cardiff. With climate change, flood risk is predicted to increase, resulting in higher fluvial flows and an increase in the frequency of overtopping of the existing defences. Natural Resources Wales has therefore been developing a flood risk management scheme for the area, with Nicholas …
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February 22, 2015
Sibelco UK Ltd has an extensive ball clay quarrying and processing complex near Newton Abbot, Devon. Continued extraction of this internationally important mineral (used in ceramics) from below the old B3193 required a new 3km/£10m road through the sensitive Bovey Basin, linking Kingsteignton to Chudleigh Knighton. NPA was embedded in the design team assisting in …
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December 4, 2014
The University of Oxford has submitted an Environmental Statement for its Castle Mill graduate accommodation, located near Port Meadow, to Oxford City Council for public consultation. Unusually, the ES is ‘retrospective’ as it assesses the environmental effects of a development that already has planning permission and has been developed in full, to replicate the requirements …
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August 8, 2014
Bath Rugby has been given planning permission for a temporary increase in capacity at its stadium in central Bath, after Bath & North East Somerset Council recently granted approval. The temporary consent will increase capacity to approximately 14,000, allowing 2000 more spectators to enjoy rugby at the Recreation Ground during the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons. …
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September 18, 2013
On the 6th September Dorset County Council granted permission for 39 planning applications to extend the operational life of the Wytch Farm, Wareham and Kimmeridge Oilfields in Dorset from 2016 to 2037. Wytch Farm Oilfield is the largest onshore oilfield in Western Europe, and has received numerous environmental awards since its inception. We have had full …
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March 18, 2009
Planning permission was recently granted by Cornwall County Council for a new Sewage Treatment Works and associated development in Trevalga, North Cornwall. The STW will serve the communities of Boscastle, Bossiney and Tintagel. The scheme will consist of the main STW, five pumping stations and approximately 7km of pipeline. The treated sewage will be discharged …
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