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HEL’s project portfolio includes a diverse range of commissions, with particular experience in ecological assessment of development proposals. A summary of selected projects are provided below for information:
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Beauly - Denny 400kV Transmission Line (for Scottish and Southern Energy) |
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Large scale EcIA with extensive mitigation for ecological features.
- Ecological Impact Assessment for protected mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater pearl mussel, birds and vegetation.
- Mitigation Plan, including re-routing the line, micro-siting of construction areas, exclusion zones for sensitive areas, works under licence, habitat restoration plans, species management plans and habitat creation.
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Gartcosh Industrial Park (for Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire) |
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Redevelopment of Gartcosh, requiring mitigation for great crested newt.
- Ecological Impact Assessment.
- Creation of Gartcosh Nature Reserve.
- Production of Gartcosh Nature Reserve Management Plan.
- Translocation of amphibians (including great crested newt).
- Ongoing monitoring of great crested newt within the Gartcosh Nature Reserve.
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Ravenscraig Regeneration (for Ravenscraig Ltd) |
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Regeneration project with mitigation for badger, plants and invertebrates.
- Ecological Impact Assessments.
- Construction of artificial badger sett.
- Exclusion of badger setts under licence from SNH.
- Detailed habitat design and creation for mitigation works.
- Production of grayling butterfly Management Plan.
- Grayling butterfly translocation into Ravenscraig Conservation Areas.
- Translocation of notable plant species into Ravenscraig Conservation Areas.
- Ecological Clerk of Works.
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Griffin Wind Farm site in Perthshire (for Greenpower Ltd.) |
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Protected species and bird surveys undertaken for proposed wind farm ES.
- Production of Environmental Statement.
- Intensive bird surveys including breeding bird, species specific and raptor surveys.
- Protected species surveys.
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Wind Farm sites in Aberdeenshire (for Arcus) |
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Proposed wind farm sites required ecological surveys for ES.
- Protected species and Phase 1 Habitat Surveys.
- Intensive bat activity surveys.
- Design mitigation.
- Production of the ecological chapter of the Environmental Statement.
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Bertram House Bat Survey and Assessment (Drew Deans Design Ltd) |
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Renovation of a country house into flats, mitigation for bat roosts.
- Bat Survey and Assessment of a large country house.
- Design mitigation of renovated house for bats.
- Temporary exclusion of a bat roost under licence from SNH.
- Supervised demolition of roof by a licensed SNH Bat Worker.
- Post renovation monitoring.
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