Rachel Penn was recently called as expert witness at the planning inquiry into proposed development at Hamsterley Hall, County Durham. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Chris Packham was a welcome guest at Tarmac’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. Continue reading
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.