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National Landscapes (an AONB rebrand)
Image: Kimmeridge Bay (Dorset, National Landscape) 'Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty' (AONBs) have now been rebranded to 'National Landscapes' As of Wednesday, 22nd November 2023, all designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England and Wales were...
New BNG
B-day is finally here! After several delays to ensure everybody was ready, the 12th of February 2024 marked the day when all major developments are legally required to deliver a 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), which is enshrined in the Environment Act 2021. BNG has...
‘Development of Land’ Seminar
Thank you to Thrings Solicitors for hosting an excellent seminar focused on ‘Development of Land’, at the Watershed in Bristol last month. There were a number of interesting and helpful presentations on effective construction contracts, changes to national planning...
West Of England Schools Summit: Exploring Community Energy and the Path to Net Zero
Last week Gemma joined representatives from Ambition Community Energy and the Bristol Energy Network in running the ‘Partnerology’ game at the 2023 West Of England Schools Summit at Aerospace Bristol, hosted by Metro Mayor Dan Norris, and co-designed with Creative...
50 MW Solar Park Approved
Excellent news that Rag Lane solar has gained planning approval. The Landmark Practice provided both landscape and ecology services for this circa 50 MW ground mounted solar PV renewable energy generating scheme, located to the west of Wickwar, just north of Bristol....
Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment : Winter Views
Did you know that it’s currently the perfect time of year for our Landscape Architects to be getting out on site to undertake Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA)? With trees without their leaves, visibility is at its peak which allows us to best assess the...
Teign Estuary Trail, Devon
We are delighted to announce that the Teign Estuary Trail in Devon has received national recognition at the Landscape Institute awards 2021, winning the Excellence in Sustainable Infrastructure award.The Teign Estuary Trail seeks to complete the missing link in the...
2021: Another Award Winning Year!
We are thrilled to announce that our landscape architecture work at Lower Mill Estate is a category winner at the 2021 UK Property Awards. The Landmark Practice and Habitat First Group have been recognised as a category winner at the 28th UK Property Awards (Landscape...
IEMA IA Outlook Article
It is fantastic to have published an article in this months’ Volume 11 of the IEMA IA Outlook Journal about Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA). Our article covers the ins and outs of LVIA at night. Night-time LVIAs are increasingly being prepared in...
Biodiversity Net Gain: Launch of Biodiversity Metric 3.0
Defra and Natural England have now officially launched version 3.0 of the Biodiversity Metric (Defra Metric 3.0). The latest iteration of the metric has been adapted to respond to feedback and is intended to be more efficient and to help ensure consistency between...
Landmark Presents: Mina Road Park Play Area
Landmark has been working closely with Bristol City Council (BCC) Parks Services, Friends of Mina Road Park Playground and the St Werburgh’s Community Centre for a little over 6 months now. We are very excited to see the Mina Road Park play area project gathering...
Invasive Species Series: Signal Crayfish
Carrying on our invasive species series, we turn this month to the aquatic environment, and the signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). The species is listed on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), meaning it is an offence to release...
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