Monthly Archives: March 2011

Tarmac  Northumberland and North Yorkshire Quarry Managers were delighted to be the first Tarmac regions to be awarded the coveted Biodiversity Benchmark Award. The Biodiversity Benchmark is an independent verification by The Wildlife Trusts of an organisations work to enhance the biodiversity of the land it owns or manages. Continue reading

Whin grassland is a habitat type more or less confined to whin outcrops in Northumberland. It contains some of the UK’s rarest plant species such as spignel, maiden pink and chives. Continue reading

When Barratt Homes was granted planning permission for housing development on a greenfield site on the fringes of Spennymoor, it was a condition of the planning approval that a Biopark was created to compensate for habitat losses resulting from the scheme. Continue reading

Following remediation of the former Lambton coke works near Sunderland, David Wilson Homes was licensed by the Homes and Communities Agency to commence construction of  new housing. Continue reading

To celebrate our 10th anniversary, Penn Associates became a limited company in May 2011. Coincidentally May 2011 also marks the 20th anniversary of the co-founding of the Robinson Penn Partnership in Newcastle by our Director, Dr Rachel Penn. We look forward to working with our clients and colleagues for many more years to come.