Ecological Process

We make ecology simple, predictable and proportionate, helping you move from feasibility to consent with confidence.

Here’s how ecology typically fits into your development process:

Stage 1: Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA)

The foundation of almost every planning application.

✔ More information on PEA surveys can be found here

Our PEAs:

  • Assess habitats and ecological features
  • Identify planning constraints and opportunities
  • Set out exactly what further surveys (if any) are needed
  • Are written for planners and developers

✔ Often the minimum requirement for a valid planning submission.

These site visits are usually combining with the BNG Survey (Stage 2) if in survey season for flora (April - September).

Stage 2: Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

Now mandatory for most developments in England.

✔ More information on BNG surveys can be found here

We deliver:

  • Habitat baseline surveys
  • Biodiversity Metric calculations and report, ready for planning applications
  • On-site and off-site solutions

Stage 3: Protected Species Surveys (if required)

If habitats or records indicate protected species, targeted surveys may be needed, such as for:

Bats, Great Crested Newts, Dormouse, Badger, Reptiles, Breeding birds, etc.

✔ More information on the protected species survey we offer can be found here

We programme surveys around seasonal windows to keep your project moving.

Stage 4: Planning Submission Support

We prepare planning-ready reports including:

All aligned with local and national planning policy.

Stage 5: Post-Consent & Construction

We continue supporting you through:

  • Protected species licensing (EPS)
  • Discharge of planning conditions - Ecological Clerk of Works - ECoW
  • Construction / Landscape Ecological Management Plans / Habitat Regulation Assessments (CEMP / LEMP / HRA)

Contact

The earlier you involve an ecologist, the more control you retain over cost, programme and design.

📞 01622 357 821
📧 hello@adonisblue.org.uk

Or contact Michael Griffin for BNG advice:

📞 07923 253722
📧 michael.griffin@adonisblue.org.uk

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