Wardell Armstrong is a CIEEM Registered Practice
The Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) is the leading professional membership body representing and supporting ecologists and environmental managers in the UK, Ireland and internationally. Wardell Armstrong is pleased to announce that its recent application to be listed as a CIEEM Registered Practice has been accepted.
Senior Appointments at Wardell Armstrong
We are pleased to announce that Caroline Mellor has been appointed Managing Director for Wardell Armstrong UK and Alison Allen has been appointed Managing Director for Wardell Armstrong International. Caroline will also take lead of our Operations Board. The appointments pave the way for the continued growth and development of the business.
We’re Going to MIPIM 2024!
International property conference, and networking event MIPIM is back in from the 12th – 15th March 2024 in Cannes, France.
Wardell Armstrong’s team of key personnel will be available to meet you in Cannes and assist with an integrated array of services in the property, development, infrastructure and energy sectors throughout the event, which is set to “influence and accelerate the transformation of the built environment”.
Ecology Season Calendar | England and Wales
The main ecology season almost is here! But do you know when you need to book a survey in? Failure to do so may lead to long delays to your project.
Our team of over 55 ecologists across the UK are already preparing for a busy summer season ahead.
Our helpful calendar below (right click to & save) will tell you when you’ll need to book each ecology survey in for England and Wales – contact our team to do so!
Ecology Season Calendar | Scotland
The main ecology season almost is here! But do you know when you need to book a survey in? Failure to do so may lead to long delays to your project.
Our team of over 55 ecologists across the UK are already preparing for a busy summer season ahead.
Our helpful calendar below (right click to & save) will tell you when you’ll need to book each ecology survey in for Scotland – contact our team to do so!
Julia Gives a Guest Lecture on Sustainable Resources at UCL
“They [non-Indigenous] speak a different language […] not just, you know, English, but I’m speaking about the capacity to actually understand and truly listen. You know, the highest form of respect you can give somebody is to sit and listen.” – anonymous, First Nation Chief, Canada
Since I graduated from my MSc in September 2021, I had a couple of opportunities to go back to my alma mater, University College London, to give guest lectures on a course I graduated from: MSc in Sustainable Resources: Economics, Policy and Transitions. I have been invited to speak about my research on Indigenous rights and my current work at Wardell Armstrong International (WAI).
Biodiversity Net Gain Launch Date Confirmed
Whilst many local authorities have already adopted policies relating to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have announced that from 12 February 2024, BNG will be mandatory for new planning applications for major development made under the Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA) 1990, subject to the confirmed exemptions. Major development includes residential developments with 10 or more dwellings, or where the site area is greater than 0.5 hectares. Sites which do not met either of these criterias will use a Small Sites BNG metric, which is expected to launch in April 2024. Gains will be delivered primarily through enhancement/creation of natural/semi natural habitat, and values will be measured using a metric created by DEFRA.
A New Approach to Managing Recyclables
Wardell Armstrong have been working in collaboration with Coventry City Council and its Partner Councils to develop a 175,000 tonne per annum Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) to process household and commercial dry recycling collected by the Councils. This high specification facility is designed to provide the opportunity for the region to increase recycling rates, enhance the quality of dry recycling outputs, deliver financial savings and increase landfill diversion.
Planning Success for Energy Storage with Capacity to Power 2 Million Homes and 68% Gain in Biodiversity
Wardell Armstrong has successfully secured planning permission for a 940MW (1,880MWh) Energy Storage System (ESS) in Lancashire on behalf of their client Innova Renewables Developments (Innova).
Our team of planners were involved in the project from the outset, undertaking preliminary site work in relation to ecology and landscaping and undertaking detailed pre-application discussions with Lancaster City Council (LCC) which informed the site layout and the scope of the planning application. Our team were responsible for the preparation and submission of the planning application and supporting environmental assessments including archaeology and heritage, agricultural land classification, arboriculture, flood risk and drainage, landscape, transport, minerals resource and hydrology.
Wardell Armstrong Project Used as Case Study in New Guidance for Bats and Artificial Lighting
Wardell Armstrong has been involved in the “Land off Foxlydiate Lane, Webheath” development site since 2015. We were commissioned to provide technical expertise on numerous disciplines including ecology for the planning application for a large residential development with associated primary school, village centre and open space. Ecology surveys for bats, badger, breeding birds, great crested newts, dormice, reptiles, otter and water vole were undertaken between 2015 and 2017 to inform the Ecological Impact Assessment of the Ecology and Wildlife Environmental Statement (ES) Chapter.