I have planning permission to develop a site and there are ecological issues that have been identified. What happens next?
This depends on which species have been identified as using the site. If a European Protected Species has been identified, such as bats, then an appropriate derogation licence needs to be obtained prior to work starting. Additional survey may be required prior to a licence application. For species, such as reptiles, a derogation licence is not required but the animals will have to be excluded from the development site, which may require translocation.
