by Donna Popplewell | May 1, 2020 | Newsletters
Bakerwell’s director gave a talk on upcoming changes in Ecology at the South East Construction Expo breakfast in early March this year. The talk focused mainly on the new upcoming requirement for development projects to achieve a net gain in biodiversity. This...
by Fiona Baker | Apr 28, 2020 | Newsletters
Natural England (NE) COVID–19 have provided an update regarding their Planning Consultee and Protected Species Mitigation Licence (PSML) applications and work under a granted licence has just been published, click here for full details. In summary NE are seeking to...
by Donna Popplewell | Feb 25, 2020 | Newsletters
The withdrawal from the European Union is due to officially occur at the end of January. We are often asked how this will affect the requirement for impacts to protected species from proposed developments to be identified and mitigated. Domestic legislation e.g. the...
by Donna Popplewell | Nov 1, 2019 | Newsletters
Bakerwell director Donna Popplewell recently collaborated with ENDS report to provide a brief rundown on Biodiversity Net Gain, the purpose of the Governments new planning guidance and the potential implications for councils and developers. Click here to read the...
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...