At Ecology Solutions, we bring over 25 years of experience in ecological and environmental projects across the UK. Our extensive knowledge allows us to understand and address each industry sector's unique challenges, opportunities, and dynamics. Our dedicated ecologists create tailored, innovative solutions to meet your project's specific needs, ensuring sustainable and effective results.

Minerals and Waste

We serve leading minerals operators like CEMEX, Aggregate Industries, and Gallagher Aggregates. Our services include securing permissions for new quarry operations and extending existing facilities. Notably, our expertise on ancient woodland was crucial in Gallagher Aggregates' success at the call-in inquiry. We also advise on restoration schemes and the Review of Old Mineral Permissions (ROMP).

We support clients with -

  • Navigating complex permissions and regulations
  • Developing sustainable restoration schemes
  • Ensuring compliance with environmental guidelines

Residential

We collaborate with housebuilders and strategic landholders on residential-led schemes. Our team specialises in resolving issues related to notable habitats and protected species and advising on the Habitats Regulations, particularly concerning recreational pressure impacts.

We support by -

  • Managing impacts on protected species and habitats
  • Complying with the Habitats Regulations
  • Enhancing landscape and visual integration

Commercial and Industrial

Our experience spans commercial and industrial developments, including distribution centres, light industrial units, and business parks. We work with key clients like Prologis, Goodman, Roxhill, and Arlington, providing advice on landscape and visual impact mitigation.

Key areas we support are -

  • Mitigating landscape and visual impacts
  • Ensuring sustainable design development
  • Assessing potential effects on character and appearance

Infrastructure

We have a proven track record in Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and projects subject to Development Consent Orders (DCOs). Our involvement includes long-term planning, surveying, and implementing projects like DIRFT III and the East Midlands Gateway.

We support infrastructure clients with -

  • Navigating the complexities of NSIPs and DCOs
  • Conducting comprehensive environmental assessments
  • Ensuring long-term project sustainability

Energy

Specialising in renewable energy projects, we deliver wind turbine schemes for single and multiple turbine sites, focusing on impacts on bats, bird species, and associated habitats. We ensure compliance with survey and assessment guidelines through negotiations with statutory nature conservation agencies and local planning authorities.

We help by -

  • Assessing the environmental impacts of renewable energy projects
  • Ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines
  • Mitigating impacts on wildlife and habitats

Health and Education

We have extensive experience in hospital and school redevelopment projects, including renovations, extensions, and new builds. Our work with NHS Trusts and institutions like the University of Cambridge demonstrates our capability to deliver on time and within scope.

Our solutions support health and education by:

  • Managing complex redevelopment and new build projects
  • Ensuring timely and within-budget project delivery
  • Conducting thorough site assessments

Retail

We work with major retail clients, including Aldi, Travis Perkins, Waitrose, and Tesco, providing landscape and visual impact assessments and detailed landscape designs for new stores or extensions.

We support retail clients by:

  • Integrating retail developments into the landscape
  • Mitigating visual impacts
  • Ensuring compliance with planning conditions

Leisure and Recreation

We advise on Suitable Accessible Natural Greenspace (SANG) projects and the establishment of country parks and golf courses. Our team excels in detailed playspace design and strategic country park planning, ensuring high-quality recreational resources.

We help by -

  • Developing high-quality recreational resources
  • Mitigating potential effects on designated sites
  • Ensuring compliance with Habitats Regulations