property-renovations
Large scale Local Authority bat and bird surveys
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Multiple protected species site
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Ecology surveys for school planning application
Tower-drop
Tower drop – Peregrine Falcon mitigation
Quants can advise you on which ecology surveys and/or mitigation may be necessary to ensure project success, and the most cost effective way of doing this. We have a solid working knowledge of the departments and staff best placed to advise and determine planning applications, and while it is obviously not possible to pre-empt the outcome of a planning submission, our hands-on experience can prove useful in reducing the risk of project failure and delay.
Prior to submitting or registering an application for planning, two important points should be considered with regard to ecology and biodiversity. Firstly, most ecology surveys cannot be ‘conditioned’ as an afterthought; they need to be presented in advance, in order that the assessing planning officer has the required information on which to base a decision. Secondly, many ecology surveys have seasonal constraints associated with the life cycle of the organism, for example hibernating bats or great crested newt. If the survey is required at a time of year when the animal or plant is not present, this can present levels of risk which may not have been considered at the outset.
Quants ecologists can advise under such circumstances about how best to manage and control these issues.