Case Studies: Ecology

Case Study: CIWEM Roof Garden

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Client: CIWEM

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  The Brief: The Chartered Institution for Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) needed full design services for the creation of a roof garden for the two-storey extension to their new headquarters in London.  It was to include solar panels and had to ensure the design was in line with a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.   Our

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Case Study: Hilton Hotel at The Ageas Bowl

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Client: Powells Ltd / Ageas Bowl

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  The Brief: Johns Associates led the environmental aspects of the development of the golf course at the Ageas Bowl, the home of Hampshire Cricket and were then appointed to undertake the landscape design works for the new Hilton Hotel, designing the hard and soft landscape elements for the car parks, access road, hotel entrance,

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Case Study: Country Park Allotments

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Client: Local Planning Authority

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The Brief: A Local Planning Authority appointed Johns Associates to prepare a landscape masterplan for proposed allotments within a new country park. The brief was to include provision of allotments to meet with the national and local Allotment Society guidelines: maximum sustainability and biodiversity provision; communal storage/meeting facilities both indoor and outdoor; access for all; pedestrian

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Case Study: Abberd Brook

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Client: Local Community Group

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The Brief: Prepared on behalf of a local community group, the brief was to produce restoration proposals for a stretch of neglected urban waterway. Our Role: Johns Associates designed and prepared a comprehensive restoration masterplan in order to facilitate the coordination of future projects within the scheme, as well as forming a tool to secure

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Case Study: Fleet Pond Restoration

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Client: Hart District Council, The Environment Agency, Natural England and Fleet Pond Society

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The brief:   To develop and implement the restoration of Fleet Pond Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Our role: Johns Associates provided a multi-disciplinary project team of hydrologists, geomorphologists, landscape architects, planners, contractors and ecologists We produced a £1500 feasibility study to secure £1,000,000 from Natural England, the Environment Agency, Hart District Council and Fleet Pond

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Case Study: Phase 1 Habitat Survey

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Client: Ralph Allen School

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The brief:  Johns Associates were commissioned to undertake an Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) of the proposed Applied Learning Centre and All-Weather Pitch at Ralph Allen School in Combe Down, Bath. Our role: We completed a desk study, extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey and bat activity survey The bat survey identified that very small numbers of greater and

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Case Study: Go Ape Ecological Impact Assessment

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Client: Go Ape

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The brief:  To undertake an Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) for the proposed construction of a high rope adventure course at Itchen Valley Country Park in accordance with all relevant nature conservation legislation, policy and guidance. Our role: Perform detailed characterisation of the ecological baseline, including an evaluation of the nature conservation importance of each ecological receptor Complete a comprehensive assessment of the potential

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