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May Highlights
Welcome to the May eAlert. Some highlights from this month include:
- Countdown to AquaConSoil
- MHCLG announces simpler rules for smaller housebuilders
- Three government consultations
- GPVS application window opens on 1 June
- Sustainathon 2025 launches a call for speakers
- National Brownfield Forum April meeting notes published
- 2025 National Environmental Services Survey
We're taking the final bookings for our next Members’ Networking Event in London on 10 July 2025. It is a free event with food and drinks. It is also open to QPs and registration is required by competing the form: Event Registration Form by Friday 20 June 2025. We look forward to seeing many of you there. We are grateful for the support of confirmed sponsors Geoshield Ltd, John F Hunt Regeneration Ltd., Remedia Group Limited, Vertase FLI and The Environmental Protection Group.
This is also the last reminder to reserve your space at the Principal Members' Dinner on 3 July 2025.
CL:AIRE will be shortly be rolling out a new membership process for new and renewing members. The process will improve how we capture the data about our members, to ensure that we have the correct contacts. It will also include a code of conduct and link to terms and conditions.
Read on and enjoy!
Best wishes
The CL:AIRE Team
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CL:AIRE's Membership continues to grow. We would like to thank the following new and renewing members for their support:
Principal Members: National Grid
Supporter Members: Deep Soil Mixing Ltd, Dunton Environmental Limited, GRS Stone Supplies Limited, PWA Geo-Environmental Ltd, Terra Environmental, UK Remediation
Full details on the benefits of CL:AIRE Membership.
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For those of you heading to AquaConSoil from June 16-20, we'd like to draw your attention to several sessions involving CL:AIRE and hope to see some of you in Liège.
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The National Brownfield Forum April 2025 meeting notes have now been published and are available to download here: April 2025 Meeting Notes
Please share the link to the notes to anyone that you feel maybe interested as there is a huge amount of useful and varied information provided by different organisations and groups working in the broader brownfield sector.
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The next Gas Protection Verification Accreditation Scheme (GPVS) application window opens 1 June 2025 and closes 31 August 2025. The application window is open to Technician Grade and Specialist Grade applicants. Further information is available here.
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Sustainathon 2025 has now been launched. This is a 17 hour global marathon dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year, Sustainathon 2025 will dedicate an hour to each SDG. The event will be hosted 24-25 September 2025, 14:00 - 24:00 (24 September) and 07:00 - 14:00 (25 September) CEST. If you are interested in being a speaker, please complete the form, advising your interest in which SDG you would like to speak about. This information will then be used to develop the programme.
For further information about Sustainathon 2025 and to register to attend this free event, please visit the dedicated event page.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced simpler and more streamlined planning for smaller housebuilders. Further information is available here.
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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking views on the implementation of biodiversity net gain (BNG) for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). The government is introducing BNG for NSIPs from May 2026. This will provide a clear framework to ensure new major infrastructure development leaves biodiversity in a measurably better state than before development took place. Further information is available here. The consultation closes on 24 July 2025.
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The government has published a consultation on reform of Landfill Tax. The consultation seeks views on proposals aimed at supporting the government's ambition to transition to a more circular economy, simplifying the tax and reducing opportunities for error and non-compliance, and cracking down on waste crime. Further information is available here. Consultation closes 21 July 2025.
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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking views on improving the implementation of biodiversity net gain (BNG) for minor, medium and brownfield development. Further information is available here. The consultation closes on 24 July 2025.
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You’re invited to contribute your opinions and insights to the 2025 National Environmental Services Survey.
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| A selection of upcoming events throughout the industry. |
North East Contaminated Land Forum Event, 6 June 2025, Newcastle
Land Condition Early Careers Networking Event, 12 June 2025, Birmingham
Jointly hosted by The Society of Brownfield Risk Assessment (SoBRA) UK, Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES), The Geological Society and RemSoc.
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AquaConSoil 2025, 16-20 June 2025, Liège, Belgium
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Soils in the South East Workshop 20, 17 June 2025, Chatham
20th edition of this workshop on all things soils.
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SiLC Webinar, 19 June 2025, online
The three Ps - PFAS Polymers, nano Plastics, and Phthalate plasticisers
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CL:AIRE Principal Members' Dinner, 3 July 2025, London
Last call to reserve your place. Please confirm by 6 June 2025.
SoBRA Summer Workshop, 3 July 2025, Birmingham
This year’s summer workshop will consider approaches to non-standard risk assessments.
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CL:AIRE Members' Networking Event, 10 July 2025, London
Please reserve your place by 20 June 2025. Registration Form
RemTech Europe, 15-19 September 2025, online/Ferrara, Italy
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Environmental Services & Solutions Expo, 17-18 September 2025, Birmingham
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CL:AIRE Members' Networking Event, 16 October 2025, Leeds
Enquiries can be made via [email protected]
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