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Environment

Our dedicated Conservation and Environmental experts assist our clients in all aspects relating to: Environmental Schemes, Common Land, Soil Management, Ecological Surveying, Environmental Clerk of Works, Nutrient Neutrality and Biodiversity Net Gain. 

Our Commons Specialists are nationally recognised as experts and have been influential in improving government policy on Commons. 

Environment Services
Grants & Schemes
Our advisors can provide professional advice with regard to all government Environmental Schemes, past and present, including Countryside Stewardship (CS), Higher Level (HLS) Environmental Stewardship, Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Farming in
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Ecological Surveying
Our team of experienced, professional ecologists can undertake a range of environmental surveys, including: Ecological appraisals for planning applications UKHab surveys for Biodiversity Net Gain assessment Phase 1 habitat surveys National Vegetat
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Biodiversity Net Gain
Biodiversity net gain is an approach that seeks to leave the environment in a measurably better state than prior to development taking place. This mechanism is used to offset the environmental losses from a development project by creating or resto
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Nutrient Neutrality
Nutrient Neutrality is broadly required where a development will increase the number houses or visitors in an area.  Mitigation is required to alleviate the amount of nutrients which would be attributable to the development.  All such development
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Common Land
H&H Land & Estates is the leading land agency firm in the north of England for advice on and management of Common Land. Our Commons Specialists are nationally recognised as experts and have been influential in improving government policy on Commons.
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Soil Management
Soil is possibly the most important resource of the farm and our team are able to advise on the management and analysis of the quality and current condition. We also complete Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) reports on behalf of developers as
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Environmental Clerk Of Works
The role of the environmental or ecological clerk of works is to oversee the construction phase of a development and its ecological impact, to ensure planning conditions are not breached and the environmental integrity of the development is maintain
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