by Michael Smith | Dec 18, 2018 | Newsletters
Government Consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain The proposals under consultation until February 2019 seek to provide a single nationwide ecological assessment system for scoring the biodiversity of a prospective development site and setting requirements...
by Michael Smith | Dec 18, 2018 | Newsletters
A new tool developed by The Partnership for Biodiversity in Planning is now available free online, aimed at householders and small to medium-scale developers, the tool is useful for all looking to gain planning permission and wondering if an Ecological Survey will be...
by Donna Popplewell | Dec 17, 2018 | Newsletters
The Defra 25 year environment plan sets out the intention to set gold standards in protecting and growing natural capital and to be a worldwide leader in using this approach as a tool in decision making. This is intended to feed into the Government’s objective of...
by Donna Popplewell | Apr 4, 2018 | Newsletters
Building Sussex Connections held a joint networking breakfast in early March at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) event in Brighton. The event was very successful with over 100 attendees from Kent and Sussex. The Bloody Marys and Gin & Tonics went down...
by Fiona Baker | Apr 4, 2018 | Newsletters
House of Lords Select Committee’s report ‘The countryside at a crossroads: Is the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 still fit for purpose?’ House of Lords Select Committee’s report ‘The countryside at a crossroads: Is the Natural...
by Kathryn Killner | Apr 4, 2018 | Newsletters
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) changes are coming. The NPPF was originally launched in 2012 and guides development across England. The government are proposing some significant changes, we discuss the key points from the revised draft below. The Framework...
