Over the last decade, the mix of generation providing electricity to the National Grid has undergone a significant change. In addition to the familiar wind turbines and solar farms are a new breed of battery storage facilities. Like electricity substations, their location must be balanced between…
Read more…Geosmart is raising awareness of the update to the Law Society’s Flood Risk practice note How will it affect your property purchase or development? The Law Society has revised its practice note on Flood Risk, with stronger guidance on the importance of undertaking flood searches and investigating…
Read more…Prolonged rainfall in October and November 2019 has seen unprecedented rises in water levels across several parts of the UK including Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, meaning the groundwater flooding season appears to have begun early. North Lincolnshire Council are…
Read more…The update will offer more accurate data than ever before to a growing user base of customers. Since its introduction in 2013, the GW5 map has been used to screen more than 2.2 million UK property transactions. The map is used by water companies, local authorities and developers to assess risk to…
Read more…Three new jobs and expanded office space are on the cards for GeoSmart following a successful financial year. As one of the country’s leading environmental firms, specialising in flood risk, drainage and contaminated land, the company is expanding our base in Shrewsbury town centre. And the good…
Read more…Urban Authorities are increasingly looking at the role of Natural Capital Investment Plan to mobilise existing and new sources of funding. At the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Green Summit, this was seen as a key priority to promote investment and delivery of opportunities that protect and enhance…
Read more…Developers and their architect/planning consultant partners can use SuDS to engage multiple stakeholders and to support the business case to partnership fund SuDS delivery and maintenance. Understanding which sites derive the greatest cost benefit is critical to developers so that their inclusion…
Read more…GeoSmart are sponsors of the first Shropshire Property Partnership breakfast event, to be held at Hencote Vineyard on Thursday 23rd May from 8:30-10:30am. Our Operations Manager Jemma Prydderch will be delivering a presentation on ‘Environmental Information for Master Planning; early insight…
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The British Geological Society (BGS) has been a key data partner of ours since we started to provide environmental and drainage reports 5 years ago. We have recently further strengthened our relationship with the BGS through becoming a licensed reseller of their geology datasets. It is clear that…
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Severn Trent Water has just completed a £1.4 million scheme in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire to alleviate groundwater flooding issues impacting on the sewer system in the local area. A total of 1.4km of pipe was renovated, together with new tank sewers to ensure greater resilience from…
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