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Comprehensive assessment of the historic environment

The conservation of the UK’s heritage assets forms one of the core planning principles that underpins the National Planning Policy Framework.

Our heritage team can provide you with expert advice on all aspects of the historic environment including archaeology and built heritage. Whether you need an initial review, a desk-based assessment, setting assessment, ES chapter, appeal services, or archaeological works, you can rely on us to provide you with clear and pragmatic advice.

We can help you with:

  • Archaeology/Heritage/Setting Assessments
  • Scoping and co-ordinating archaeological works
  • Liaison with designers to avoid or minimise heritage impacts
  • Expert witness
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Archaeology

Archaeological remains are often buried beneath the surface. We’ll use our experience to guide your project through assessment and mitigation.

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Heritage

Heritage includes all aspects of the historic environment: archaeology, built heritage and historic landscape. Find out how we can assist you with assessment and mitigation

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Heritage Setting Assessment

The setting of heritage assets is often a material consideration in planning decisions. We can provide you with the expert advice you need.

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Our Heritage Services

We use our detailed understanding of the historic environment to identify known and potential constraints and opportunities. With experience of archaeological sites of all periods, from early prehistoric activity to 20th century, as well as designed landscapes and historic buildings, you can be confident that we have the skills you need.

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New homes for Hitchin, shaped by our teams working as one for people, places and nature

When ecology, landscape, heritage and masterplanning work hand in hand from day one, everyone benefits – the client, the community and the environment. This joined-up approach helped us secure planning permission for 41 new homes at Land at Mill Lane and London Road, Hitchin, on behalf of our client Martin Grant Land, following a resolution […]

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New homes for Nantwich rooted in their landscape setting

📰 News in for this proposal shaped by a strong landscape‑led masterplanning approach, that is giving the development a clear identity rooted in its surroundings. Existing trees and hedgerows have been carefully retained and integrated, guiding the placement of new homes while prioritising habitat connectivity, biodiversity, sustainable water management, and reduced landscape and visual impacts. […]

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SANG approval – Vistry, Hemel Hempstead

Congratulations to our team for their part in helping deliver planning approval for a new Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) and car park that balances housing growth with biodiversity gains. Our approach We identified the ecological sensitivity of the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation to recreation and worked to provide a mitigation solution for […]

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Reserved matters permission granted, Vistry

Vistry Cotswolds have just been granted reserved matters permission for residential development of 370 homes along with allotments, community provision and extensive open space on land at Gosford, Kidlington. CSA has been involved in the project since 2017 and helped to prepare the outline application for Barwood Development Securities with inputs from our ecology, landscape, […]

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160 new homes approved in Sellindge, Kent

We were very happy to support Gladman to receive outline planning consent for both of their applications for a total of 160 new homes in Sellindge, Kent, which is part of a wider broad location for growth identified within the Folkestone and Hythe Core Strategy. CSA Environmental were involved in Masterplanning, Landscape, Ecology and Heritage […]

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Land off Barff Lane, Brayton, Selby

Appeal allowed and planning permission granted for 95 new homes At the start of 2024, CSA were pleased to support Gladman Developments at a planning appeal for a site in Brayton near Selby. Planning Inspector Benjamin Webb allowed the appeal on 7 February 2024 and granted consent for  up to 95 new dwellings. This followed […]

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