Some of the ‘most iconic and remote’ rivers and lakes in Britain have been the subject of research led by Dr Christian Dunn of Bangor University and Friends of the Earth, assessing microplastic pollution. The study investigated ten sites and found microplastics in all of them. “It’s now clear that microplastics should be considered a…
McCloy Consulting engineers Chris Irwin and Michael Rea are attending the British Hydrological Society 2019 conference, hosted by Lancaster University, with the theme “Natural Flood Management – Does it work?”. Our team presented a poster outlining research and work undertaken by McCloy to model the predicted effect of NFM measures in Innovyze ICM against baseline…
EA remove objection to development within Groundwater Source Protection Zone (SPZ1) A planning application for residential development at the above site received an initial objection from the Environment Agency (EA) due to the following issues: The site is located within a Groundwater Source Protection Zone (SPZ1) Proposals include the construction of a large basement below…
Mid Ulster District Council has now published its Local Development Plan 2030 – Draft Plan Strategy. Public consultation on the draft plan commences on 22nd February 2019 and runs for a period of 8 weeks, closing on 19th April 2019. The council states that the purpose of the Mid Ulster District Council Local Development Plan, comprising…
As co-organisers McCloy Consulting are delighted to announce the 2019 SuDSsource conference which is being held in Sheffield on the 15th May. The conference will consider SuDS innovation in the UK through the prism of design guidance, planning and evaluation. For those interested in attending the conference further details are outlined below. The Keynote speaker: Phil Chatfield – the ‘Architect…
SuDS have been integrated into developments in the UK since the mid 1990’s, yet they are still not mainstream. Many have citied the lack of any formalised route to adoption as being one of the primary reasons for the lack of uptake, along with the unknown requirements for maintenance, when compared with conventional piped drainage…