Future Homes Standard 2026: coordinate energy, ventilation, overheating and plant noise early, with practical questions for your design team.
Understand EIA screening and scoping, prepare the right project brief and keep environmental evidence aligned with your planning decisions.
Understand what a desk study and site walkover can establish, what remains uncertain and which questions to ask before buying a site.
Five coordination questions for infrastructure teams preparing for England’s mandatory BNG requirements from 2 November 2026.
A practical check of application dates, red-line area and habitat evidence after England’s August 2026 BNG exemption changes.
Before an acoustic consultant reviews new plant or equipment, give them a coordinated description of what will be installed and how it will operate. A useful brief connects the manufacturer’s
Bat survey quotations are easier to compare when they answer the same project brief. Look beyond the headline price to the site, proposed works, evidence stage and deliverables each offer
Lighting decisions should be coordinated with the project’s bat evidence before the specification is settled. Bring the ecologist and lighting designer together around the same layout, operating assumptions and constraints.
An accurate works brief helps the ecologist understand the proposal. Organise the existing and proposed drawings before the scoping discussion.
A PRA report should lead to a clear set of actions. Use its scope, limitations and recommendations to organise the next project discussion.
