Sectors

Built around real development projects

The ecological risk on a solar farm looks nothing like the risk on a barn conversion. Each sector below sets out the projects we handle, the constraints that usually bite, and the services that follow.

Solar farm across open green landscape

01 / Sector

Renewables

Solar, wind and battery storage projects. Pre-application ecological constraint identification through to full assessment support and post-consent monitoring.

Typical projects

Ground-mounted solar

Onshore wind

Battery storage

Grid connection works

Common constraints

Large survey areas with mixed habitat

Breeding and wintering birds

Multi-season survey programmes

River corridor running through wooded valley

02 / Sector

Utilities & Infrastructure

Linear infrastructure, pipeline and cable routes. Ecological survey programmes aligned to programme requirements and Biodiversity Net Gain obligations.

Typical projects

Pipelines and cable routes

Substation upgrades

Water and drainage works

Highways schemes

Common constraints

Extended linear survey corridors

Watercourse crossings

Otter and water vole along corridors

Housing development under construction

03 / Sector

Housing Development

Outline and detailed planning support for residential schemes, tailored to what the local authority will actually ask for.

Typical projects

Single plots and infill

Urban extensions

Brownfield redevelopment

Conversions

Common constraints

Bat roosts in buildings and trees

Mandatory net gain on most sites

Programme pressure against survey seasons

Wetland habitat with open water and reeds

04 / Sector

Commercial Development

Ecological input for commercial, industrial and mixed-use schemes from pre-application through to discharge of planning conditions.

Typical projects

Retail and industrial units

Office and mixed-use

Logistics and warehousing

Facility extensions

Common constraints

Brownfield habitat of higher value than expected

Nesting birds on existing structures

Condition discharge under time pressure

Upland moorland under open sky

05 / Sector

Bespoke Works

Conservation management, land management plans and ecological support for landowners, estates and organisations outside the planning process.

Typical projects

Estate and land management

Agri-environment schemes

Habitat creation

Monitoring programmes

Common constraints

Long-term monitoring commitments

Multiple stakeholders

Objectives beyond planning compliance

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