Nature Conservation
The Client
A large house building Company.
The Case
The Client, in accordance with the advice proffered by the team obtained an option over a 15 acre site which included an area of land occupied by a scrap metal company which was in possession of a Waste Management Licence and in part, included a redundant municipal land-fill site. The area was designated as being an area worthy of preservation as a habitat for endangered species. It was therefore necessary to advise the Client on the implications and to enter into detailed negotiations in relation to this matter. After the submission of detailed evidence by experts on our team, the local planning authority and the Secretary of State eventually agreed to a modified scheme which allowed a substantial part of the site to be developed and for the re-location of a number of insect species from one site onto another part of the site in order to facilitate the development scheme.
The Outcome
The Client was able to undertake a profitable development scheme on a substantial part of the site and to successfully re-locate the endangered species onto a specially prepared habitat provided for them on another part of the site.