{"id":3,"date":"2022-02-02T10:01:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T10:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2023-02-27T18:20:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T18:20:38","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning and development (UK)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:200px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"has-background-dim-10 wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1088\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-330\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1140218c-9-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1140218c-9-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1140218c-9-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1140218c-9-1024x435.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1140218c-9-768x327.jpg 768w, https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1140218c-9-1536x653.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1140218c-9-2048x871.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:60px\"><strong>Planning and development (UK)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-default has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"#advice\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Advice<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-default has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"#baseline\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Baseline surveys<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-default has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"#tree\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Tree surveys<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-default has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"#species\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Species\/habitat surveys<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-default has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"#protected\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Impact\/mitigation licences<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-default has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"#biodiversity\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Biodiversity Net Gain<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-default has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"#environmental\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Environmental Impact Assessments<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-default has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"#environmental\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Environmental Statements<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-default has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"#condition\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Condition Assessments<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-default has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"#appropriate\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Appropriate Assessments<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-default has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"#mitigation\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Mitigation and management<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color\" id=\"advice\" style=\"font-size:4px\">Advice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Advice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color\">Advisory services in relation to protected ecological features and their significance in the planning process. From site selection or pre-app guidance through to section106 agreements and delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color\" id=\"baseline\" style=\"font-size:4px\">Baseline surveys and reports<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong>Baseline surveys and reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color\">PEA (Preliminary Ecological Assessment). Sometimes called Phase 1 surveys. To establish basic habitat types, whether these need more detailed survey and what species they might support. May also be River Corridor Surveys or River Habitat Surveys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" id=\"tree\" style=\"color:#b6ca8f;font-size:1px\">Tree surveys and reports<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tree surveys and reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color\">BS5837: Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction. Establishing constraints imposed by trees worthy of retention and if\/how they can be retained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/trees\/\" style=\"border-radius:20px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color\" id=\"species\" style=\"font-size:4px\">Species or habitat surveys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Species or habitat surveys and reports<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color\" id=\"species-surveys-and-reportsfor-species-protected-by-law-and-or-policy-you-visit-our-login-page-we-will-set-a-temporary-cookie-to-determine-if-your-browser-accepts-cookies-this-cookie-contains-no-personal-data-and-is-discarded-when-you-close-your-browser\">For the presence of species protected by law and\/or policy and botanical surveys to determine the value of habitats in their own right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neve-link-color-color has-neve-link-hover-color-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/protected-species\/\" style=\"border-radius:20px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color\" id=\"protected\" style=\"font-size:2px\"><strong>Protected species impact\/mitigation licensing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">P<strong>rotected species impact\/mitigation licensing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color\">We can obtain licences to affect protected species. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color\" id=\"biodiversity\" style=\"font-size:2px\"><strong>Biodiversity Net Gain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">B<strong>iodiversity Net Gain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color\">Determining the ecological value of a site, then proposing habitat retention and\/or creation to demonstrate that the ecological value of the site will be greater post-development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color\" id=\"environmental\" style=\"font-size:2px\">EIA\/ES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"environmental\">E<strong>nvironmental Impact Assessment or Environmental Statements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color\">We can do the ecology and arboriculture chapters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color\" id=\"condition\" style=\"font-size:2px\">Condition Assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">C<strong>ondition Assessment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color\">Surveys and assessments of sites protected and designated for wildlife. To determine the effectiveness of management regimes, threats to its value and what could be done to improve matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color\" id=\"appropriate\" style=\"font-size:2px\">Appropriate Assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong>Appropriate Assessment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color\">If your project might affect a site protected at the European level you may need one of these. We can help with the ecological aspects of this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color\" id=\"mitigation\" style=\"font-size:2px\">Mitigation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Mitigation and Management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-c-1-color has-text-color\">We are experts at devising sensible, feasible plans for protecting or translocating species and habitats, clearing habitats in a wildlife-sensitive manner or enhancing and creating habitat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Reedbed-management-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Reedbed-management-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Reedbed-management-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Reedbed-management-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Reedbed-management-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Reedbed-management-2048x1369.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Reedbed management, Lincolnshire<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advice Advice Advisory services in relation to protected ecological features and their significance in the planning process. From site selection or pre-app guidance through to section106 agreements and delivery. Baseline surveys and reports Baseline surveys and reports PEA (Preliminary Ecological Assessment). Sometimes called Phase 1 surveys. To establish basic habitat types, whether these need more&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/privacy-policy\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Planning and development (UK)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"on","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1074,"href":"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions\/1074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verdantecology.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}