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Adam 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…
Read MoreYorkshire Water Headquarters Solar Panels
9th April 2019Yorkshire Water is installing solar panels on their headquarters at Buttershaw, Bradford. Following an appraisal of options for renewable energy generation at the site, Arcus provided planning advice and secured Prior Notification Approval for the project in May 2018.
Read MoreMajor Battery Storage Application Submitted – Perth and Kinross
8th April 2019Arcus undertook all planning and environmental requirements for the Coupar Angus Battery Storage Facility which was submitted as a ‘Major’ planning application to Perth and Kinross Council. The application submission followed two public consultation events in line with the Proposal of Application Notice. The Development was considered to be a ‘Major’ planning application by the…
Read MoreArcus receives new Anabat Swift Full Spectrum passive bat detectors
1st April 2019Just in time for the start of the bat survey season, Arcus ecologists in Glasgow have just received their new Anabat Swift Full Spectrum passive bat detectors. The use of full spectrum detectors is now a requirement under the new multi-stakeholder Bat Survey Guidelines for Windfarms. Contact us to find out how we can help…
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