Wildlife Assessment Check - a free tool for householders and developers https://khub.net/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=53683759&threadId=162269383 2026-03-06T06:14:06Z 2026-03-06T06:14:06Z Former Member https://khub.net/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=53683759&messageId=162269382 2019-02-12T15:11:21Z 2018-12-18T09:35:18Z

<p style="margin:0px">T<font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000">he </font><a href="http://www.biodiversityinplanning.org" target=""><u><font color="#0563c1">Partnership for Biodiversity in Planning</font></u></a><font color="#000000"><a href="http://www.biodiversityinplanning.org" target="">,</a> a partnership of 18 conservation, planning and development organisations, has released a new pre-planning tool – the </font><a href="https://www.biodiversityinplanning.org/wildlife-assessment-check/"><u><font color="#0563c1">Wildlife Assessment Check</font></u></a></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri">. </font></font></font></p> <p style="margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000"><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">The Wildlife Assessment Check is a free online tool, designed to help householders and smaller developers who are making planning applications, permitted developments or works to listed buildings. The tool allows applicants to check whether their proposed site and works are likely to require expert ecological advice <i>before</i> making a planning application. It aims to smooth out the planning application process by encouraging applicants to address potential ecological impacts early on, reducing unnecessary delays and costs. It also aims to support local planning authorities in meeting their statutory duty regarding biodiversity protection, particularly those who lack in-house ecological capacity, by encouraging applicants to take responsibility for ecological impact as a part of their application. </font></font></font></p> <p style="margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000">We are now </font></font></font><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><font color="#000000">inviting Local Planning Authorities </font><span style="margin:0px; color:black">to include a link to the tool on your</span><span style="margin:0px; color:black"> <b>planning portal</b> and / or website and welcome</span> <font color="#000000">your</font><span style="margin:0px; color:black"> feedback and </span><font color="#000000">assistance</font><span style="margin:0px; color:black"> in promoting the tool via your networks. </span></font></font></p> <p style="margin:0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px"><font color="#b00000" face="Calibri">Kind regards,</font></p> <p style="margin:0px"><font color="#b00000" face="Calibri">Rosalie Callway</font></p> <p style="margin:0px"><font color="#b00000" face="Calibri"><a href="http://www.biodiversityinplanning.org">www.biodiversityinplanning.org</a></font></p> <p style="margin:0px"><font color="#b00000" face="Calibri"><a href="http://​​​​​​​pbp@bats.org.uk">​​​​​​​pbp@bats.org.uk</a>&nbsp;</font></p>

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