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Environment-led design is critical in addressing the climate, pollution, and related social challenges facing the built environment, says Kerry Whalley of Arup<\/h2>\n

Biodiversity net gain (BNG)<\/a> is the new kid on the block in planning – an approach to developing land that aims to ensure nature is left in a better state than prior to development happening.<\/p>\n

This is both a simple and complex requirement to be fulfilled by the built environment and infrastructure sectors; the related legislation now coming into effect has been campaigned for by agencies such as Natural England since 2018.<\/p>\n

Combined with the need to deliver low-carbon development, and development that delivers strong social value, there is a move towards putting environmental and social considerations at the heart of project development.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s evident that our industry is evolving \u2013 beyond regulations coming into force, we are now experiencing a major collective shift towards environment-led design.<\/p>\n

BNG rules come into effect from February 2024<\/h3>\n

From February 2024, planning permission will only be granted if a development can demonstrate a BNG of 10%.<\/p>\n

In short, this means the natural environment\u2019s concerns are now being put at the start and centre of planning processes \u2013 a convergence of regulatory requirements for development.<\/p>\n

BNG is achieved by anticipating an individual scheme\u2019s nature loss and then designing specifically to avoid and\/or reverse that damage, in turn strengthening the habitats within and around the proposal.<\/p>\n

By engaging with environmental experts as early as possible, the multifaceted benefits of nature-based solutions, including biodiversity enhancement, community health and wellbeing and reduced risk of financial loss due to weather extremes, can be embedded from the outset of a development project.<\/p>\n

As with other environmental drivers such as reducing carbon, the easiest way to achieve net gain is to address the issue early – design to avoid loss of biodiversity and to embed enhancement opportunities. This means early consideration of target setting, outlining required outcomes and embedding them in all decision-making processes for design and delivery to be completely aligned.<\/p>\n

Rethinking traditional processes<\/h3>\n

Throughout our varied work at Arup, it continues to be our experience that the projects undertaken with an environment-led design focus are more likely to deliver long-term value and a wider range of benefits to more people.<\/p>\n

By both saving money and going beyond compliance, community and stakeholder support is mobilised.<\/p>\n

In turn this can unlock further investment as the schemes demonstrate restorative longevity by going against the grain of traditional processes.<\/p>\n

Traditional project development processes follow the linear approach of outlining a business case and then setting objectives, often related to the required deliverables of a scheme and their associated costs.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s common practice for early design work to then take place, and once preliminary decisions are made, the project\u2019s environmental assessment may be initiated, steered heavily towards impacts and mitigation.<\/p>\n

By contrast, environment-led design configures the approach so that the project\u2019s level of ambition for sustainability is set at the very beginning.<\/p>\n

This ensures a series of environmental, social, and economic outcomes are embedded in the development\u2019s framework, meaning subsequent project delivery contracts are aligned to these objectives.<\/p>\n

By designing for environmental and social outcomes in this way, the environmental assessment stage can help set the metrics for reporting progress \u2013 this demonstrates the objectives are achieved, delivering real-life value.<\/p>\n

Shifting from theory to implementation<\/h3>\n

A key example of environment-led design in action is Beam Parklands,<\/a> a project on the eastern edge of London. Arup was appointed to reimagine the derelict wasteland, once an abandoned hospital site, by the river Beam.<\/p>\n

Over previous decades, it had become a dumping ground for old cars and waste, further contributing to the area\u2019s need for regeneration and investment.<\/p>\n

The original scope of work outlined the area\u2019s need for enhanced flood storage capacity, acting as a climate adaptation measure for the surrounding 300 homes and businesses.<\/p>\n

Working in partnership with the Environment Agency, we were able to put an environmental vision at the centre of the conceptual vision for the project, reimagining its functional use as a flood storage reservoir, offering protection to those in the local community as well as the nearby power station that continues to serve a third of London\u2019s energy.<\/p>\n

Most notably, our reconfigured approach enabled a new landmark greenspace for the city to be created, promoting biodiversity and wellbeing in a highly urbanised area. Now a thriving public parkland, we were able to unlock \u00a34m in additional funding by demonstrating the wide range of environmental benefits embedded in the site\u2019s reimagination.<\/p>\n

This additional investment enabled the ambitions for the scheme to be realised, positively impacting and extending the possibilities for the future of its surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

Beam Parkland shows that environment-led design is a crucial and powerful tool to be harnessed in addressing the climate, pollution and related social challenges that our towns and cities face.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kerry Whalley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director \u2013 climate and sustainability<\/p>\n

Arup<\/p>\n

Tel: +44 (0)113 242 8498<\/p>\n

climateandsustainability@arup.com<\/a><\/p>\n

www.arup.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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