Author: pennynorton

PR consultant specialising in energy and the built environment

Lanpro has appointed Zoe Connolly Technical Director and Ecology Lead for the Northern Region. She will be based in Manchester. Zoe will join Lanpro’s Design unit and will provide wide-ranging ecology services. She will be working on a range of solar, residential, infrastructure and commercial developments. Her appointment comes at…

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On Wednesday 29 January the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves outlined her plans for economic growth. As anticipated, she put considerable faith in the planning system to deliver economic growth. Commenting on the announcement, planning consultant Nick Diment, Director, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group) said, “Planning is an important starting point…

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Following planning, EIA and environmental expertise supplied by Lanpro, Island Green Power’s West Burton Solar Project has received the go-ahead from Secretary of State Ed Milliband. The West Burton Solar Project will provide solar and energy storage in several land parcels in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, approximately 7.4km to the south…

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On Friday 13 December the government launched the Clean Power Action Plan which plans to bring 100MW + onshore wind projects back into the NSIP regime. Lanpro (a multi-disciplinary company which offers landscape architecture, ecology and arboriculture alongside masterplanning, urban design, GIS, visualisation, historic environment and planning consultancy) works on…

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The recent change in government has brought about a significant change in the direction of energy policy, one which is far more supportive of renewable energy generation. In contrast to the previous administration, the new Labour government views the deployment of renewable energy and supporting technologies as essential for energy…

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