How Covid has impacted the planning process
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Local authorities have been urged by the Government to be ‘innovative’ in how they manage applications and workload...
Syntegra Group Q2 2020 – predictions and insights
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When lockdown is lifted and new normality dawns – whatever that looks like – Syntegra stands ready to support clien...
Call for planners to be better funded to deliver net zero carbon emissions
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has called for greater resources to be given to loc...
Highlighting the dangers solar glare can pose to train drivers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Syntegra was asked to conduct glare analysis on a building development adjacent to a railway line in Leeds to ensur...
Land promotion service launched
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Syntegra has launched a new service for clients to help landowners maximise the profits on their land by taking o...
Developer guides launched
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Syntegra has published the first in its series of Developers’ Guides for potential clients to refer to when conside...
Developers urged to consider impacts on wildlife
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Developers have been warned to take more care to protect wildlife habitats when undertaking construction projects f...
Biodiversity net gain guidance launched
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Development plans are set to include detailed calculations on the biodiversity net gain of their projects in a bi...
Syntegra project nominated for award
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A project which Syntegra’s acoustics team were involved with has been nominated for an industry award.
The New Bui...
SuDS approval to be mandatory in Wales
All proposed new developments in Wales must be signed off by the SuDS Approving Body (SAB) from January to prove that project designs are as sustainab...
New guidance on lighting and its effect on bats
New guidance on lighting and its effect on bats has been welcomed by the Syntegra team as it offers advice to clients on sustainable development schem...
Syntegra acoustic team’s work rewarded
Syntegra has been granted membership of the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC).
Following our application to join, our Associate Acoustic Con...
Planning applications face delay if bat surveys not completed promptly
A key window of opportunity for planning applications is about to close as the bat survey season draws to an end – meaning potential delays of up to a...
Health & Wellbeing benefits of natural lighting design
With the UK’s annual sunshine in short supply, it is common for us to judge the merit of a home or office by the amount of natural light the building ...
Award winning project
A retrofit development that our consultants worked on has won a prestigious national award.
Print Works House in Fitzrovia, London, won the ‘Ho...
ProPG: Planning and Noise – Professional Practice Guidance on Planning & Noise for New Residential Development
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The new professional practice guid...
LEED Assessment Services
Publicly displaying green credentials is becoming a must for organisations in our new sustainably-aware society. Multi-national companies are keen to ...
Wales’ One Planet Development Scheme
In July 2010, Wales introduced One Planet Developments; a national planning policy to encourage low environmental impact developments. This is in resp...
Syntegra Consulting at the Big Green Home Show
On Saturday 27th October, Syntegra Consulting shall be presenting an exclusive seminar at Swindon’s Big Green Home Show; the UK’s largest exhibition f...
Recent budget offers mixed results for the industry
The chancellor has announced that there will be a new shared equity programme to assist first-time buyers and reform of the planning process, but the ...
