CSA’s urban design team have been involved in their first virtual public consultation event this week. As part […]
As ever, the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff, clients and those in the public sector is […]
Outline planning consent has been granted by Arun District Council for a site at Angmering in West Sussex, […]
Unfortunately, all too often local politicians go against the professional advice of their planning officers and it takes […]
The turn of the month saw the Government’s landmark Environment Bill pass its second reading by MPs unopposed, […]
Birmingham Green Heart project has been completed this year! CSA has been guiding the delivery of biodiversity features […]
Every year the Urban Design Group (UDG), of which CSA is a member, hosts a national conference. This […]
For a number of years, CSA have been working on a site at Red Lodge in Suffolk, originally […]
This summer has seen several key changes in the way ecology is considered alongside development, particularly in relation […]
With construction work continuing at pace on the scheme at Cambridge Science Park, the grounds around the first […]
We were delighted to hear that Taylor Wimpey Strategic Land have been successful in securing a resolution to […]
CSA’s Urban Design and Landscape Planning teams have been working on the project at Canon Pyon Road in […]
With over a year having passed since the CJEU’s widely publicised ruling, we are continuing to see its […]
CSA recently hosted their 21st birthday party, which was held in the stunning location of the top floor […]
There’s an air of excitement building at CSA as we approach our big party on 29 April when […]
CSA were delighted to support a number of local charities in Worcestershire by sponsoring the recent Mayor’s Ball. […]
STOP PRESS: Charges Extended … Following Natural England’s introduction of charges for dormouse and bat mitigation licences in April, […]
The idea of biodiversity net gains has long been in the minds of developers and environmental professionals alike […]
CSA are delighted to see that the first homes have been constructed as part of the South Maldon […]
In a recent announcement Natural England have stated that, as of the 1st April, charges will be introduced […]
CSA has been working closely with Spitfire Homes to develop proposals for a sensitive site in the village […]
Selected by the NHS as one of 10 demonstrator sites in England for the ‘Healthy New Town’ initiative, […]
Yesterday 19th February saw the publication of the 2019 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which included the widely […]
We do receive compliments on our work at times, but rarely have we seen such a ringing endorsement as […]
Two key aspects of ecological safeguarding in UK planning and development, the protection of European Protected Species (EPS) […]
Members of Harrogate Planning Committee resolved to approve outline planning permission for up to 175 dwelling at Knaresborough […]
Today saw the release of a new technical consultation on updates to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) […]
An Inspector has resolved to grant outline planning consent for 8 dwellings in the Bedfordshire village of Clophill. […]
Following an Appeal Inquiry, an Inspector has resolved to grant outline planning consent for 145 new dwellings in […]
Last month a team of CSA riders (Left-Right: Joanne, Mark, Becca and Silke) took on the challenge of […]
CSA have been providing continued professional landscape advice on behalf of Ebbsfleet Development Corporation on over 50 planning […]
Each year, the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) presents a series of awards to celebrate […]
Work is complete on the new communal courtyard which forms the centre piece of the ‘Emerald Gardens’ development […]
Breckland District Council have resolved to grant outline planning permission for Taylor Wimpey’s new development for up to […]
Central Bedfordshire Council have resolved to grant outline planning consent for 25 new homes in the village of […]
Sevenoaks District Council’s Planning Committee has resolved to grant planning permission for the erection of a 7 unit […]
South Oxfordshire District Council have granted planning permission for six new dwellings at Cane End, near Reading, within […]
Following an extensive planning process, the planning committee at Waverley Borough Council have just voted in-favour of a […]
The BREEAM approach has remained unchanged since 1998, but at long last this has been reviewed in line […]
Since the governments’ Housing White Paper ‘Fixing our Broken Housing Market,’ published in February 2017, the roll-out of […]
Chapter 15 of the Draft Revised NPPF published at the start of March 2018, introduces some changes for […]
This week, committee members at Surrey Heath Borough Council voted in favour of a resolution to grant planning […]
Work is now complete on a small development of exclusive homes on the edge of Royston developed by […]
CSA Environmental has been part of a multidisciplinary team looking at a Flood Alleviation Scheme (FAS) in the village of […]
Article by Rob Rasberry, Associate Urban Designer The league tables for the most common New Year’s resolutions are usually […]
Work is progressing at pace on the completion of a new communal courtyard in the centre of our […]
Ancient Woodland Standing Advice Updated on 4 January 2018 Following the updated Standing Advice published in November 2017, […]
Landscape Designers and Ecologists at CSA have combined to formulate proposals for Legacy Park which will form the […]
Our ecologists have completed monitoring work at Butlers Green, Haywards Heath – a site developed by Taylor Wimpey for […]
The Government has just published their housing white paper ‘Fixing our broken housing market’, which sets out their plans […]
Natural England are changing the way that they issue licences for species such as water voles, great crested […]
The landscape team at CSA have been working for Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd, in partnership with the Dorchester […]
Britain’s exit from the EU has been a hot topic in ecological circles, with many ecologists concerned about […]
CSA have been working with SDC Contractors Ltd on the delivery of a new office development at the […]
Construction of a new permanent wedding venue at the Grade II listed Greenwoods Hotel in Essex has just […]
Energy saving building insulation works were put on hold when the potential for bats to be affected was […]
Due to an expanding workload we are looking to expand our urban design team. We are working on […]
Planning permission has been granted, on appeal, for 145 new homes at Alresford in Essex. Despite the Council’s […]
We have recently celebrated the first anniversary of the opening of our Brighton office. The office is led […]
Despite Suffolk Coastal District Council’s concerns regarding the design and landscape impact of the scheme, Inspector John Braithwaite […]
An exciting new development of 535 dwelling at Southam in Warwickshire has received a resolution to grant outline […]
Following several months of detailed negotiations with the local planning authority, planning permission has been granted for a […]
Natural England and Woking Borough Council are working together to deliver a new approach to great crested newt […]
With the completion of the landscaped site frontage, sales area and show complex at the Westhill site in […]