What Do I need? - Calculus Ecology

Calculus Ecology

Calculus Ecology

I Need Ecology Surveys... Help!
Firstly, don't panic!
It's normal nowadays for Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to require at least a baseline ecology report to accompany many applications. We call them Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEAs), and they typically involve an ecologist making a site visit to identify the specific habitats and species that are present before any development starts.
Based on the results of this site visit and an accompanying desk study, we can then explain any ecological constraints or opportunities that will affect your proposals, confirm any requirements for further surveys, and advise what your next steps are.
As a very rough guide*, if you have any of the following habitats present, you're likely to need the below survey types:
*Bear in mind that every development will have different requirements! You may find that some of the below surveys are not necessary because the proposed works don't affect the relevant habitat and/or species. Conversely, you may find that additional surveys are needed if there are unusual ecological factors present.
Your ecologist will clarify exactly what you'll need.
Follow-Up Work
If we find evidence of protected species during the surveys, you will need Phase 2 surveys (usually in the form of presence/likely absence or activity). These might lead to mitigation measures like licence applications or translocations.
If we find evidence of unusual plant species or habitats during the surveys, you will need Phase 2 surveys (usually in the form of NVC or rare plant surveys). These might lead to mitigation measures like licence applications or translocations.
Your LPA will advise if they require further documents based on the above. Some of these may be required before planning can be approved, others will be conditioned in your planning approval letter.
Wealden 10% BNG (20% BNG on “qualifying” sites); Rother 10% BNG (20% BNG on “qualifying” sites); Hastings 10% BNG (20% BNG proposed); Eastbourne 10% BNG (higher is encouraged, 20% BNG proposed); Lewes 10% BNG (higher is encouraged); Brighton & Hove 10% BNG; South Downs 10% BNG; Thanet 10% BNG; Dover 10% BNG; Canterbury 20% BNG; Folkestone & Hythe 10% BNG; Tunbridge Wells 10% BNG; Ashford 10% BNG; Maidstone 10% BNG (20% BNG on residential sites); Swale 10% BNG; Tonbridge and Malling 10% BNG; Medway 10% BNG; Gravesham 10% BNG; Dartford 10% BNG; Sevenoaks 10% BNG (20% BNG proposed); Ebbsfleet Development Corporation 10% BNG; Adur 10% BNG (20% BNG encouraged, mandatory on Significant Sites); Worthing 10% BNG (20% BNG encouraged, mandatory on Significant Sites); Arun 10% BNG; Chichester 10% BNG; Horsham 10% BNG (12% BNG proposed); Mid Sussex 10% BNG (higher is encouraged); Crawley 10% BNG; Tandridge 10% BNG; Reigate and Banstead 10% BNG; Epsom and Ewell 10% BNG; Mole Valley 20% BNG; Elmbridge 10% BNG; Spelthorne 10% BNG; Runnymede 10% BNG; Surrey Heath 10% BNG; Woking 10% BNG; Guildford 20% BNG; Waverley 10% BNG; West Berkshire 10% BNG; Reading 10% BNG; Wokingham 10% BNG; Windsor and Maidenhead 10% BNG; Slough 10% BNG; Bracknell Forest 10% BNG; Basingstoke and Deane 10% BNG; Hart 10% BNG; Rushmoor 10% BNG; East Hampshire 10% BNG; Winchester 10% BNG; Test Valley 10% BNG; Eastleigh 10% BNG; Southampton 10% BNG; Fareham 10% BNG; Gosport 10% BNG; Portsmouth 10% BNG; Havant 10% BNG; New Forest 10% BNG; Isle of Wight 10% BNG; Enfield 10% BNG; Waltham Forest 10% BNG; Redbridge 10% BNG; Havering 10% BNG; Barking and Dagenham 10% BNG; London Legacy Development Corporation 10% BNG; Bexley 10% BNG; Greenwich 10% BNG; Newham 10% BNG; Tower Hamlets 10% BNG; Lewisham 10% BNG; Bromley 10% BNG; Croydon 10% BNG; Sutton 10% BNG; Merton 10% BNG; Wandsworth 10% BNG; Lambeth 10% BNG; Southwark 10% BNG; Kensington and Chelsea 10% BNG; Westminster 10% BNG; Hammersmith and Fulham 10% BNG; Hounslow 10% BNG; Richmond upon Thames 10% BNG (20% BNG proposed); Kingston upon Thames 10% BNG (30% BNG proposed); Hillingdon 10% BNG; Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation 10% BNG; Ealing 10% BNG; Brent 10% BNG; Harrow 10% BNG (15% BNG proposed); Camden 10% BNG; Barnet 10% BNG; Haringey 10% BNG; Islington 10% BNG; Hackney 10% BNG; City of London 10% BNG; Cherwell 10% BNG; West Oxfordshire 10% BNG; Oxford 10% BNG; Vale of White Horse 10% BNG (20% BNG proposed); South Oxfordshire 10% BNG (20% BNG proposed); Buckinghamshire 10% BNG (20% BNG “aspiration”); Milton Keynes 10% BNG (20% BNG “aspiration”)

I Need Ecology Surveys... Help!

Follow-Up Work