Neo Environmental were commissioned to undertake a number of reports for a large mixed use development in Melrose, Scotland. The project involves an upgrade to the Newtown St Boswells’ auction mart, as well as the creation of retail facilities, a hotel, up to 150 houses and a new campus for Borders College As part of the project Neo Environmental helped produce the EIA Screening report before completing various environmental assessments including ecology, archaeology, landscape and visual and noise. The site was located directly adjacent a number of ecological designations including two Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). Therefore a significant level of ecological assessment and consultation was required as part of the project. The Development was consented in March 2021.

Neo Environmental were commissioned to coordinate the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for a planning permission in principle planning application submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council for a proposed housing development at Riccarton Mains Village.

Members of staff attended the pre-application meetings. Following on from the receipt of the Screening Direction, notifying that an EIA was required, Neo Environmental produced the Scoping Report. Once the scope had been set, Neo Environmental coordinated the EIA process and produced a number of the Environmental Statement chapters, including the Ecological Impact Assessment, Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Assessment, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment and Noise Impact Assessment.