Protected species survey and report
What is required?
A survey to a Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) specification, by a person holding a relevant licence from Natural England, to determine whether the proposed development is likely to impact on protected species.
Bat emergence surveys can be undertaken between May and August (optimum time). Daytime scoping surveys (checking for signs and potential) for bats can be carried out during the winter months; this would be sufficient to register the application; any requirement to carry out an emergence survey would be considered as part of the application process and, if appropriate, could be conditioned if permission was granted.
Applicants are advised to determine whether a bat survey is required at the earliest opportunity in the pre-application phase. If the validation questionnaire identifies the need for a survey, applicants are advised to contact an ecological consultant. NB: If you are unsure whether a bat survey will be required, you can provide photographs and confirm construction details and we can ask our Wildlife Department for their views.
Where proposals are being made for mitigation and/or compensation measures information to support those proposals will be needed. Where appropriate, accompanying plans should indicate these.
Guidance
- Biodiversity and Geological Conservation – Statutory Obligations and their Impact Within the Planning System (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Circular 06/2005, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Circular 01/2005)
- Planning for Biodiversity and Geological Conservation: A Guide to Good Practice. 2005
- YDNPA Protected species guidance
- YDNPA - Assessing the need for Bat Surveys when proposed works will affect trees
