Matt is a Chartered Environmentalist with extensive experience in ecological survey, assessment and design. Matt started his consultancy career in 1994 and has worked for firms throughout the UK and overseas.
Matt set up EAD in 2003 and now leads EAD teams on residential, commercial, renewable, utility and government-agency projects. He appears on behalf of clients as an Expert Witness and is principal contact for EAD on several client frameworks.
After 15 happy and successful years at Colleton Crescent, Exeter, we are delighted to have moved to Armada House, Odhams Wharf, Topsham. The office has spectacular views across the Clyst Estuary, with amazing sunsets and breathtaking […]
Defra has provided details of the government’s upcoming Environment Bill, setting out the Bill’s draft clauses on environmental principles and governance. A key element concerns formation of a new environmental watchdog, the Office for Environmental Protection […]
The revised NPPF has increased the policy protection of Ancient and Veteran Trees. Along with ‘Ancient Woodland’, such trees are some of the few ‘irreplaceable habitats’ encountered through development and now trigger restrictive policies, if impacted, […]
The principle of new development providing net environmental gain was central to the government’s 25-Year Plan to improve the environment, which was published in January 2018. The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) takes this principle […]
