SEA / Sustainability Appraisal
Our team includes specialist environmental assessors with experience in Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment
For Developers
We will help give your site the best chance of being allocated by making effective representations relating to Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) during the Local Plan process. This often involves:
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Demonstrating how your site can deliver biodiversity benefits in conjunction with development, that would not otherwise be realised.
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Advice on how your masterplan or boundary can be adapted to accommodate ecological constraints or take full advantage of ecological opportunities. This will maximise your proposal’s performance when tested against ecology-related sustainability objectives and improve its performance against competing sites.
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Making effective representations to a Planning Inspector at an Examination in Public (EiP), to promote your development location and ensure that its ecological potential is given fair consideration.
For Local Authorities
We can:
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Collect baseline ecological data for inclusion in your scoping report.
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Assess the likely effects of your plan or programme, or alternative options, upon ecology and nature conservation interests.
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Provide ecological inputs to your Sustainability Appraisal assessment matrix.
