Reservoir Works, Welbeck Estate

The works were necessary to prevent the risk of dam collapse and future flooding Recognising the potentially significant heritage and landscape considerations of working within a listed park and garden in the setting of Welbeck Abbey, P&DG engaged with the local planning authority early on in the process to streamline some of the potential risks and agree the content of the eventual planning application. This included providing a robust report that justified that the scheme could be assessed in its conventional means without requiring a full Environmental Statement (ES). The local planning authority, upon receipt of our reasoning, agreed.