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		<title>Hamsterley Hall Planning Inquiry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelpenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rachel Penn was recently called as expert witness at the planning inquiry into proposed development at Hamsterley Hall, County Durham. Hamsterley Hall is a Grade II* 18th century country house which was the  historic home of Viscount Gort and before that the Surtees family. It requires extensive restoration and renovation to protect its historic features and render it fit for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gift to Durham University Botanic Gardens</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelpenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Penn Associates Ecology Ltd recently assisted Tarmac with a very special gift to  the Durham University Botanic Garden. Turfs, which contain wild plants that are characteristic of magnesian limestone grassland, were lifted from Old Quarrington Quarry  and donated to the gardens.  The turfs, which include a number of wild orchids,  will be carefully propagated and displayed in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broadoak Quarry welcomes Chris Packham</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachelpenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Packham was a welcome guest at Tarmac&#8217;s Broadoak quarry recently, to which he was invited to mark an agreement between Tarmac and the Northumberland Wildlife Trust to jointly manage the site for wildlife. Restoration of the former sand and gravel quarry in the Derwent Valley, Northumberland has resulted in the creation of an area of local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tarmac Biodiversity Benchmark Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.pennassociates.com/2011/03/communication-training-and-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. All active Tarmac quarry sites in Northumberland and North [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whin Grassland</title>
		<link>http://www.pennassociates.com/2011/03/wildlife-legislation-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whin grassland is a habitat type more or less confined to whin outcrops in Northumberland. It contains some of the UK&#8217;s rarest plant species such as spignel, maiden pink and chives. Working with the Northumberland Wildlife Trust, local botanists and geologists, we have been contributing, on behalf of Tarmac, to research into the current extent of  whin grassland [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burton Woods Biopark</title>
		<link>http://www.pennassociates.com/2011/03/biodiversity-action-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. Barratt commenced work in 2008 to transform an area of intensive arable land into a wildlife [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elba Park CSH</title>
		<link>http://www.pennassociates.com/2011/03/code-for-sustainable-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. The scheme incorporated a high standard of environmental construction and is set in a 52ha Country Park. Penn Associates Ecology Ltd undertook the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) ecology assessment, advising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20 Years in the Business</title>
		<link>http://www.pennassociates.com/2011/03/biodiversity-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. &#160;]]></description>
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