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We’re really pleased on the new approach Gwynedd Council has taken on procurement of their consultants for a project which has a focus on Building with Nature and Sustainability at its heart.

We love talking to school children about nature and the environment and, whenever we work with schools, we run workshops to get young people involved in the design process.

Our brilliant in-house sustainable drainage expert Lisa Sawyer has been chatting to Material Source for their latest podcast featuring ’42 Roles in the Built Environment’.

Led by our in-house sustainable drainage engineer Lisa Sawyer, we are working with clients to review water management on sites and retrofit sustainable drainage system (SuDS) where possible to help reduce flooding, remove discharge of surface water to the public sewer systems and reduce pollution to the environment.

This is part of a worldwide movement to bring together all the strands of construction and the built environment to acknowledge the planet’s environmental crisis – and make a positive response.

Planning permission has been secured for one of our projects with the National Trust.

Land Studio’s Lisa Sawyer and Rachael Fenton gave a talk this month on how the integration of SuDS and good landscape design can enhance biodiversity and help to create a sense of place.

We’re working with a growing number of schools in Wales to help them combat climate change, reduce flooding and boost biodiversity.

How will the new Biodiversity Net Gain legislation affect your project?

One of our specialisms at Land Studio is designing within historic places.

In a recent Government report, Levelling-up Secretary Michael Gove said that new housing developments are often let down by ‘poor landscaping or indifferent or insipid urban character’.

DEFRA announced earlier this month that sustainable drainage systems, or SuDS, are to be mandatory by 2024 for new developments.