AM2 Planning have assisted the Lavell’s Wetland Trust in obtaining planning permission for a Bide Hide at Lea Farm Lake near Hurst, to the east of Reading.
The elevated Hide will allow people to view a wide variety of birds that are using the man-made lake which forms part of a Local Wildlife Site. Objection was initially raised by the Environment Agency due to concerns about the impact of the proposal upon drainage and flooding in the local area – despite the proposed scheme being on stilts, and the local area being a lake. A revised siting of the proposed Hide enabled such objections to be overcome and planning permission was granted by Wokingham Borough Council in November 2022.