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Student housing completed at University of Hertfordshire
Landmark is pleased to announce successful completion of a phased programme of work for the University of Hertfordshire which we commenced in 2012. Landscape Illustrative Masterplan (2014) Working on behalf of the University of Hertfordshire with Wilmore Iles...
Storage Wars – Batteries Are Included
‘The development of the energy storage sector is on the cusp of commercial reality.’ Having seen a succession of energy generation projects affected by cuts to subsidies, the growing energy storage market and the wide range of energy storage revenue streams available...
The Anvil, Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, Bristol
Landmark’s Landscape team is delighted to announce that Plot ND6, now known as The Anvil, has just been granted outline planning permission. The building, which provides 83,223 sq ft Grade A office accommodation, spans seven floors and is located within Temple...
Supply and Demand? Demand Supply!
‘Building more homes’, the Select Committee on Economic Affairs report into the current housing market arrived with little fanfare and its conclusions are hardly ground breaking. It crystallises in clear terms however that, despite much political rhetoric to the...
Landmark in the Community – Enhancing the Gateway
History The Landmark Practice is located just off one of the busiest junctions in Bristol and one of the busiest roads connecting the North and South of the city. The ‘new Cumberland Basin road crossing and approaches’ opened in 1965 and an area known as the...
Barn owl breeding success in Avonmouth!
The landmark Practice is involved in ongoing ecological monitoring and management at a wind turbine site in Avonmouth. Our most recent barn owl box checks at the site have been rewarded by the discovery of two barn owl chicks (approximately 6 weeks old in the picture...
Mapping Development in the South West
Pressures on housing and new infrastructure are at the forefront of discussions surrounding growth and development (see Landmark’s Supply and Demand blog). Planning and building new homes in the right places, close to jobs and supported by infrastructure such as...
British EU exit – making predictions
The past few weeks have seen the most significant change to the British political and economic environment in most people's living memory, and certainly since at least the 1970s. It doesn't need a very sophisticated crystal ball to...
Most Significant Sentence for a Bat Crime Ever Recorded
Despite some recent about-turns in UK environmental policy, a sentencing hearing at the Derby Crown Court held earlier this year has reaffirmed that making profit from wildlife crime will not be tolerated by the courts. After the presence of bat roosts was discovered...
Environmental DNA (EDNA) – Revolutionising Surveying for Great Crested Newts
Environmental DNA (eDNA) testing is a relatively new survey technique that can help determine the presence or absence of great crested newts (GCN) in water bodies. Great crested newt DNA is released into aquatic environments through shed skin cells, urine, faeces...
Planning Permission Secured for Somerset Solar Park
The Landmark Practice is pleased to have secured a planning permission at appeal for a solar park at Aller Court, Somerset. On behalf of clients British Solar Renewables Limited and the developer (Aller Court Solar Park and Andrew Maltby), Landmark appealed against...
Phased Development EIA
A Case study of ‘subsequent applications’ and interface with the Habitats Regulations There is great satisfaction to be gained from working on a project from inception through to delivery. For some projects this timeline is relatively short, but for...
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