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Lunchtime training on Habitat Regulations Assessment
17th February 2020
One of our Senior Ecologists, Caroline, giving a presentation on Habitat Regulations Assessments to our Technical Disciplines and EIA Project Managers as part of our series of lunchtime talks to ensure all our disciplines work cohesively together and know what to look out for on their clients projects, regardless of their technical discipline
Read MoreResponse to Proposed Irish Planning Guidance on Noise from Wind Farms
23rd January 2020Arcus is contributing to a consultation response to the Irish Government’s Draft Revised Wind Energy Guidelines. The response is being prepared by a group of acousticians who act for wind farm developers, council, government bodies and residents’ groups. The group is of the opinion that the draft guidelines contain a number of technical errors, ambiguities…
Read MoreSouth Lowfield Solar Farm Approved
16th January 2020We are delighted to have supported Lightsource BP in its application for planning permission for the South Lowfield Solar Farm near Kirkby Fleetham, North Yorkshire, which was approved at committee on 14th November 2019. The development occupies circa 93 ha of agricultural land and will have an installed capacity of 49.9 MWp. At the planning…
Read MoreAdam Price gains associate membership of the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM)
9th December 2019Arcus are pleased to announce that Adam Price has gained associate membership of the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM), the UK’s leading professional body in the field of Air Quality. Adam joined the team in April to help bolster our Air Quality service and has since been promoted to Air Quality Consultant, taking the…
Read MoreBiodiversity Net Gain Metrics
12th November 2019The Environment Bill published earlier this year, confirmed the Government would mandate net gains in biodiversity for all new planning applications in England and Wales. This will be brought into legislation within the year and will be mandatory for all developers to prove there will be a 10% biodiversity net gain post construction. The development…
Read MoreBattery Storage Appeal Success – Arbroath
24th July 2019
Arcus undertook initial site search and then all planning and environmental requirements for the Arbroath Battery Storage Facility which was submitted to Angus Council in 2018. Despite having no statutory objections the application was refused under delegated powers. They key reasons for refusal put forward by the Council was that the Development was contrary to…
Read MoreApplication Submitted for Cayton Solar Farm
24th June 2019
Arcus has submitted a major planning application for Elgin Energy for the Cayton Solar Farm near South Stainley, Harrogate. The development occupies circa 85 ha of agricultural land and would have an installed capacity of 49.9MWp. Arcus coordinated the planning application submission and provided all planning and environmental services including landscape and visual assessment, ecology…
Read MoreElectric Vehicle (EV) Charging Expertise
7th May 2019Contact: ev_charging@arcusconsulting.co.uk Arcus provides high quality planning, environmental and engineering consultancy services to support all aspects of electric vehicle (EV) charging projects in the UK, from site finding and feasibility through to planning and pre-construction support, from small-scale commercial charging points to strategic ultra-fast charging EV networks in UK cities. The range of services we…
Read MoreGorse Lane Solar Farm Approved
16th April 2019Arcus recently prepared and submitted a major application to North Kesteven District Council, on behalf of Elgin Energy, for the 65 hectare Gorse Lane Solar Farm near Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Arcus were responsible for co-ordinating and preparing the planning application and supporting technical reports including planning statement, design and access statement, landscape and visual appraisal, ecology…
Read MoreWind Turbines, Noise and Donald Trump
11th April 2019American President Donald Trump has claimed in a recent speech that noise from wind turbines causes cancer (https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-claims-wind-turbine-noise-causes-cancer-11683102), a claim which as far as we are aware, is completely unfounded. The latest report from the World Health Organisation (http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/383921/noise-guidelines-eng.pdf?ua=1) on Environmental Noise in Europe examined the links between noise and health for different noise sources, including…
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