Elemental Consulting can help you get best value from the trees on your development.
Trees can be hugely beneficial in many ways* and particularly, in the context of development can boost property prices/enhance desirability*. These benefits are best achieved by the appropriate retention of existing trees, but the provision of new planting is also important.
Trees are a material planning consideration, and we can help you use them to get the best out of your development.
In a domestic or urban setting, the health and stability of trees is an important consideration for tree owners. Both from a general amenity point of view - healthy trees tend to look nicer - and from a health and safety perspective - for example, there is a statutory legal duty under the Occupiers Liability Acts of 1957* and 1984* to take reasonable steps to ensure your trees are safe.
Whether for individual trees, or for large tree populations, Elemental can help you dispense this duty of care, and give you peace of mind.
An appropriate Tree management policy is particularly useful where high numbers of trees are involved. Useful in several ways, it can ensure that your trees are adequately cared for, and can help dispense your duty of care as well as setting out a clear path to management goals.
Taking into account the specific requirements of each individual site, we can draw up a list of aims objectives and implement an action plan to achieve them.
Green Infrastructure is an increasingly common concept, and a valuable component of the built environment.
Whether you are looking to develop a site, or simply want to better manage an existing development, we at Elemental can help.
We will undertake a mixture of desktop and on site surveys, putting the site in the context of the wider local environment to identify strengths and areas for improvement. We will take into account the provision of Ecosystem services* and create a bespoke plan to enhance the connectivity & multifunctionality of your site.
Living roofs and walls have a number of benefits, including improving thermal performance, increasing biodiversity and can be an effective component of SuDS* and BREEAM. A biosolar roof can provide these benefits while also contributing to energy generation.
Elemental have extensive experience in this area and will analyse local policy and development requirements and the to secure most appropriate, effective and sustainable roof/wall for your building.
Elemental Consulting are experts in the field of veteran and ancient tree care, trees which are hugely important for a variety of reasons: they can have profound cultural, historical and ecological significance and are recognised as such within the NPPF*.
These special trees require sensitive management and a different approach to other trees, often using specialist techniques. We will take into account historic, ecological and landscape considerations in addition to an arboricultural perspective to meet your project needs.
It is widely accepted that the success of new planting is dependent on appropriate species selection, as well as careful planting and good aftercare.
Elemental will assess the objectives for planting against site constraints to ensure your trees have the best chance before they have even left the nursery.
We create bespoke planting and management plans, tailored to the site and tree requirements, and we work with a select few nurseries to ensure the highest quality planting stock.
Whether large or small, newly planted or ancient, and whether your objectives are for conservation or recreation, Elemental can create a bespoke woodland management plan for your site, from initial inventory through to monitoring and review.
We also work with an experienced forestry consultant, if timber production is your main objective.
We can help with submitting applications for felling licences, or works to TPO trees or trees in conservation areas. We can also help in making representations for TPOs.
