Why Do You Need A LVIA?
A Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) identifies the effect that a new development will have on views and the landscape itself. But why do you need a LVIA?
To Avoid Any Controversy
LVIAs can highlight any potential risks to the environment – it is possible that developments may disrupt some animals’ habitats (e.g., causing them to lose access to water or nesting areas). If you are unaware of this before you start your development and do not take steps to avoid this happening, local conservationists may start to protest against your developments. This can subsequently cause project delays and possibly even give your company a negative reputation.
To Help Your Planning Application
If your LVIA helps your local authority to see that your project will cause no harm to the environment and will not impact the aesthetics of the area, they may be more likely to grant you the planning permission. It is likely that you may be asked to provide an LVIA as part of the planning application anyway!
To Save You Time and Money
Having an LVIA completed allows you to consider all options properly and carefully before commencing with a development. Starting a development project without considering these options opens you up to the risk of an aspect of the development not going as planned and, therefore, needing to be changed. By identifying any potential issues before the developments begin, this will save you both money and time.
By having an LVIA assessment, you can put steps in to place to ensure that the process from planning to completion of the development is as smooth as possible, causing minimal distress and annoyance. If you are starting to work on a new development, contact us today to discuss how we can help, or visit our Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment page to find out more.