Wind turbine planned for Princes factory - Update

In May 2008 Maslen Environmental submitted a planning application on behalf of Princes Soft Drinks Bradford for a single 2.3MW wind turbine at their Bradford factory.

The planning application submission is the culmination of two years of detailed studies including landscape and visual impact assessments which Maslen Environmental delivered. In addition Maslen Environmental project managed the preparation of other supporting studies including detailed bird and bat surveys carried out by specialist sub-consultants and prepared the planning submission documentation.

Maslen Environmental have also delivered a range of public consultation events which took place 14th - 18th November 2006 at locations throughout the surrounding area. Several public consultation events have also been held in East Bierley village with another event taking place on Friday 30th May 2008 at East Bierley First School, South View Road, East Bierley at 7pm.

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Clay Cross Sports Pitches

The cricket and football pitches at Egstow Quarry have been in operation since May 2007 and play commenced in March 2008 on the newly completed crown bowling green which Maslen Environmental design and managed the construction of.

A temporary pavilion has now been installed on site to service the sports pitches while waiting for construction of the new pavilion. This proposed new pavillion will provide changing rooms, toilets and kitchen facilities as well as an area provided for the use for clay cross table tennis club. Construction is expected to commence in 2009.

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Bradford University Peace Garden opened by Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Having submitted a successful tender we were appointed in January 2007 to undertake the design and contract management of the construction of a Peace Garden for Bradford University’s city centre campus. The Peace Garden project is to form one of the most visible developments in Phase 1 of the University’s Ecoversity proposals. The proposals will see the university under go a 5 year and £100M estate and Institutional transformation to embed the principal of sustainable development throughout the institution. The project brief called for the design and construction of an inspiring, uplifting, innovative, space, which should be sensitive to many different users and stakeholders aswell as to increase the local biodiversity. The final design has been approved and construction on site has commenced.

A single tree was planted on the 5th June 2007 as part of World Environment Day celebrations at the University.

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Piazza planned for Salts Mill in the heart of the World Heritage Site

Maslen Environmental are currently working on a prestigious project for the design of a new piazza within the Salt’s Mill complex that forms part of the Saltaire World Heritage Site.

The site of the piazza is a former open space within the mill which in the early 20th century the space was covered over by the construction of a number of structural concrete floors and a glass roof to assist with the transfer of materials from one part of the manufacturing process to another.

Maslen Environmental's design will see the space opened up by removing the glazed roof and concrete floors and the creation of three different level spaces across the sloping site with space for shops, cafes, outdoor seating areas and a dramatic and eye-catching performing arts space at the heart of the scheme.

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Newly restored St Peters features major exhibition

The restoration of St Peter’s Church, Barton upon Humber, with its magnificent Anglo-Saxon tower has been achieved with funding support from Yorkshire Forward and English Heritage as part of the South Humber Bank Heritage Tourism Project.

Dr Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage re-opened St Peter’s to the public on 24 May 2007 and paid tribute to everyone who has worked hard to realise the restoration of the Church.

The Church also features a major new exhibition - Buried Lives: 1,000 years of burials at St Peter’s Church, Barton – which has been created as a result of 20 years of excavation work at the church revealing 2,800 burials at the site. Studies of the remains have given a rare opportunity to look at changes in health, life expectancy and diet of the local community over the part 1,000 years.

The Church is one of five projects managed by Maslen Environmental as part of a wider Heritage and Tourism project on the south bank of the Humber in North Lincolnshire.

The Church is now open to the public – further details available from English Heritage: 01652 635932

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Mosslands visioning work completed

Our vision for the Mosslands was presented to the Mosslands Action Group in April 2007. The mosslands, 6,600ha of land between Salford, Warrington and Wigan, were once an extensive area of lowland raised bog. Following "reclaimed" for agriculture and peat mineral extraction only remnants of this habitat remain and these areas have international designations to protect and enhance their biodiversity value. Working with a team including JBA Consulting (hydrology, hydrgeology and wetland restoration experts) and ADAS (agricultural advisors), we developed the vision using integrated landscape planning techniques aimed at securing a sustainable future for this unique landscape which balances the interests of agriculture, recreation, biodiversity and mineral extraction.

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Alkborough Flats Tidal Defences opened- 20 September 2006

The largest estuary managed retreat in Europe was formally opened on the 20th September 2006 by Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State for Climate Change and Environment. This 440ha innovative scheme on the Humber Estuary will provide flood storage capacity and a range of new habitats, replacing arable fields with saltmarsh grasslands, mudflats and reedbeds.

Maslen Environmental has been involved in the development of this pioneering project with the Environment Agency, English Nature and North Lincolnshire Council since 2001. Amongst other Alkborough related activities Maslens established transnational co-operation between this project and similar projects in Europe, examining sustainable land uses in estuaries – the FRaME project. www.frameproject.org

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