Business Details
13 Years
experience
Expert Environmental and Landscape Consulting Services
Valley Environmental has been delivering specialist planning, environmental, and landscape consultancy services across the UK since 2013. Our expertise spans urban and environmental planning, landscape design, and green infrastructure strategy, supported by professional accreditations including CMLI and MIEMA. With over 18 years of combined experience in public, private, and third-sector projects, we provide tailored solutions for architects, developers, local authorities, and community groups. Our approach prioritises sustainability, innovative environmental enhancements, and proactive engagement with planning authorities to achieve successful outcomes.Led by directors David Walton and Nic Baddeley, we combine deep technical knowledge with a client-focused service, handling projects from small residential plots to large-scale masterplans. Our track record includes 30+ renewable energy approvals and specialist services for biodiversity net gain, heritage statements, and landscape-led planning strategies.
Services
Urban Planning
Environmental Assessments
Landscape Design
Biodiversity Net Gain
Planning Applications
Heritage Statements
Green Infrastructure Strategy
Site Appraisals
Planning Appeals
Renewable Energy Projects
Details
- Year established: 2013
Highlights and features
- We offer 18+ years of combined experience in planning and landscape design
- Our team holds CMLI and MIEMA professional accreditations
- We implement a landscape-led approach to planning challenges
- We provide proactive biodiversity net gain solutions
- Our services cover all stages from pre-application to planning appeals
Associations and certifications
- MIEMA
- CMLI
Services
Environmental Planning
We provide comprehensive environmental impact assessments and planning statements for major developments. Our accredited professionals coordinate environmental statements, address statutory consultee requirements, and deliver policy-compliant solutions for residential, renewable energy, and mixed-use projects. With expertise in EIA screening and scoping, we ensure regulatory compliance while optimising development proposals.
Landscape Design
Our CMLI-accredited landscape architects deliver concept to detailed design services for planning and construction. Specialising in landscape-led schemes, we address visual, heritage, and ecological issues while creating functional spaces for people and nature. Our services cover Paragraph 80 homes, urban extensions, and green infrastructure masterplans.
Biodiversity Net Gain
We design landscapes that achieve mandatory 10% biodiversity net gain requirements. Our CMLI and IEMA professionals conduct habitat assessments, prepare Small Sites Metric calculations, and create mitigation strategies. We offer streamlined BNG reporting services for small sites under 1 hectare with fewer than 10 homes.
Planning Applications
We manage full planning applications including document preparation, statutory consultation, and objection handling. Our services cover outline/full applications, lawful development certificates, and pre-application statements. We represent clients in discussions with planning officers and coordinate technical report requirements to maximise approval chances.
Green Infrastructure Strategy
We develop innovative green infrastructure strategies for housing associations, local authorities, and regeneration projects. Our services include policy development, multi-functional landscape design, and coordination with statutory bodies like Natural England. We integrate green spaces with urban development to deliver environmental and community benefits.
People
David Walton
Environmental Planner
David has 25 years of planning experience, specialising in strategy, applications, and policy arguments. He focuses on reducing environmental impacts through design and policy compliance while managing complex planning cases.
Nic Baddeley
Landscape Architect
Nic brings extensive landscape architecture expertise, specialising in design solutions for drainage, ecology, and heritage issues. He creates functional landscapes that address planning challenges while balancing nature and human needs.
Questions
What planning services do you offer for renewable energy projects?
We provide full EIA coordination, environmental statements, and planning application management for renewable energy schemes, with 30+ successful project approvals since 2013.
Can you help with biodiversity net gain requirements?
Yes, our CMLI and IEMA professionals offer BNG assessments, habitat creation plans, and Small Sites Metric reporting to meet planning obligations efficiently.
Do you work with residential developers?
We specialise in residential schemes from single Paragraph 80 homes to 900+ unit masterplans, providing landscape design, planning statements, and heritage assessments.
What areas do you cover?
We operate nationwide across the UK, with recent projects in the North East, Lincolnshire, and specialist work for small sites meeting BNG requirements.
How do you handle planning objections?
We prepare robust objection statements identifying material considerations, challenge technical deficiencies in reports, and present persuasive arguments to case officers.
