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Solar Energy Park Consented

We were delighted that our client received planning consent at the end of 2015 for one of the largest planning approved developments of its type in Scotland. In support of planning and construction for this 14MW solar energy farm, Brindley provided Elgin Energy with a wide range of integrated services including: LVIA, Residential Amenity Assessment, Visualisations, Extended Phase 1 and Protected Species Surveys, together with ecological mitigation strategies and landscape designs.

Planning Approval for Mixed Use Development in Crieff

We were proud to provide professional ES coordination, EcIA, LVIA, Masterplanning and ecological mitigation & enhancement services in support of the successful planning application of a mixed tenure, 300 unit residential development with associated commercial development at Broich Road, Crieff. The development also included substantial recreational facilities and the integration of an extensive Scheduled Monument.

Welcome to our Steps N2 Work Scheme graduate

As part of our commitment to the West Lothian area we have given a very talented school leaver Ewan Ramsay a job via the Steps N2 Work Scheme. Ewan’s expertise in graphics packages gives valuable assistance to our Landscape Architects and GIS Visualisations Manager.

The Steps n2 Work programme creates work experience opportunities for West Lothian Graduates. The aim of the programme is to create six month paid graduate work experience placements within a West Lothian Council service. Young people receive six months of real work experience by undertaking project specific activities during the period.

All Energy 2015

We will be sharing our experience in the energy sector and demonstrating our ability to meet industry needs at All Energy in Glasgow this week: www.all-energy.co.uk

We work with both small and large scale wind farm developers and increasingly support photovoltaic energy projects across Scotland. Our directors Ross Wilkie and Joanne Brindley will be on hand, alongside our GIS and Visualisations Manager Suzanne Hyde and Landscape Architects Scott Cochran, Liam Brown & Bee Muskens to talk you through our range of services and our successes in these areas.

Come along and see us at Stand L59!

Visualisations in demand

We are providing verified photomontages and visualisations for a number of projects and clients – recently this has included defensible visualisations to inform EIA for residential developments, illustrations of landscape mitigation strategies for power and infrastructure projects, and graphics in support of new landscape works and site marketing.

New ecology projects

Our ecologists are being kept busy delivering a number of Ecological Impact Assessments and mitigation strategies in support of planning applications for a variety of new development sites in and around Glasgow. We are also providing terrestrial ecology survey and monitoring work in support of the EIA for the proposed new ‘T in The Park’ site at Strathallan in Perthshire.

Our EIA co-ordinator, Andy Mitchell, is managing the delivery of the EIA, LVIA, EcIA and landscape masterplanning services for major residential expansion on the edge of Crieff, Perthshire. Andy is also coordinating revisions to the masterplan and supplying addendums to the Environmental Statement in support of revised development proposals following our EIA submission for the new tennis and golf centre at Park of Kier.

Business Excellence Award

Brindley Associates was recently formally recognised by West Lothian Chamber of Commerce, at its annual awards dinner in November 2014, for its contribution to the West Lothian economy. As a result Joanne has been offered a business mentor to help in the ongoing growth and development of our company.

Busy times at Brindley

Brindley are currently providing our clients with a range of integrated services including EIA coordination, LVIA & EcIA, Masterplanning and detailed landscape design for a number of exciting new mixed use development projects in Crief, Cumbernauld, Elderslie & Milngavie.

We are supporting the planning teams either in the promotion of these new sites to Local Development Plans or for PPiP applications.

Get in touch with us if you think we can help.

Project News Update

We have recently completed the LVIA and RVAA for a Section 36 windfarm on the west coast of Scotland together with LVIA, CLVIA, RVAA and graphics package for a major windfarm in Caithness which included a suite of visualisations prepared in accordance with Highland Councils updated guidance.

Ross and Scott Cochran are currently undertaking feasibility studies and scoping in support of a wind farm extension in Central Scotland and have also recently completed LVIA, Ecological Impact Assessment and community consultations for two Photovoltaic energy farms in Perthshire and the Scottish Borders which included our Graphics and Visualisations Manager, Suzanne Hyde, providing verified photomontages to support the planning application.

Our Senior Urban Design, Jon Clarkson, and his team are servicing a number of masterplanning projects. Their work includes the preparation of landscape framework documents, landscape strategies, Design & Access Statements and masterplans providing our clients with integrated assessment and design solutions for development sites being promoted to local authorities across Scotland.

Landscape implementation works have started for the nursery school extension at the International School Aberdeen and senior landscape architect, Bee Muskens, is excited to see her design on the ground.

Our newly appointed landscape architect, Tom Montgomery, will be kept very busy over the next three months with site visits and landscape design work for a number of exciting new development projects across Scotland.