Overview
Your Environmental Desktop Report should be 4,000 words in length and should adhere to the following structure:
I.Title Page
II.Report Summary (100-150 words)
III.Brief Introduction to the proposed project
IV.Baseline Screening (note: this section should include any constraints with regard to Town & Country Planning, Ecology, Landscape and Visual Impact, Water Resources, Flood Risk Management, Historic Environment, Material Resources and Waste, Ground Conditions, Noise, Air Quality, Land Use and Access, Transport, Effect on Climate, Population and Health, Vulnerability to Major Accidents and Disasters)
V.Potential Impacts
VI.Potential Mitigation Measures (or Opportunities for Offsetting, Environmental Gains or Enhancement)
VII.Risks of Potential Impacts
VIII.Summary of Assessment
IX.References
You are encouraged to include relevant figures (e.g., maps, aerial photographs, etc) in your report where appropriate to support your observations. For ideas and further guidance on what to include in each section of your report, see the Havant Thicket documents referenced in Activity 1 (introduced in the Week 5 lecture). Please ensure, however, that any information included in your report is specifically applicable to the Appleby-in-Westmoreland proposed construction rather than Havant Thicket. You are expected to format figures and tables as shown in this guidance document. The reference list at the end of your report should include any online tools used, websites accessed, and/or publications and reports consulted in preparing your report.