Mitigation and Site Enabling Works

HDA has extensive experience at devising ecology mitigation and carrying out site enabling works.

project examples

EDENBROOK COUNTRY PARK

HDA ecologists and landscape architects led the design of a 40ha ‘Super SANG’ at Edenbrook, Fleet in Hampshire. The SANG was created to off-set the adverse effects of recreational pressure arising from new housing development on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA). The SANG provides a variety of wetlands, flood meadows and open …

PENHALE MOD CAMP

Following a recommendation from a leading planning barrister (Martin Kingston QC), HDA was employed by Comparo Ltd to replace the previous project ecologists during the determination of an application for 140 homes and commercial land, following an ecology related impasse being reached between the applicant and Cornwall Council, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Natural England. The …

BIDDENHAM

Land north of the Bromham Road, Biddenham is a mixed use development extending over 130 hectares between Biddenham and the River Great Ouse. It includes 1,300 dwellings, a neighbourhood centre, employment land, community and school facilities, a Country Park and nature reserve and the final section of the Bedford Western Bypass. HDA has provided landscape, …