Ecological Support
Harris Lamb has a commercially focussed ecology consultancy team that supports clients through all stages of the development lifecycle. We can support you from the early stages of your scheme, from land promotion and early ecological constraints and biodiversity offsetting implications, identifying ecological risks and programming protected species surveys.
We produce ecological assessments to accompany planning applications through to discharging ecological planning conditions, managing ecological licensing and providing Ecological Clerk of Works services post consent.
Our team can provide the following ecological support services:
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA)
- Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Assessments – including carrying out biodiversity calculations, providing support for offsetting and ecological mitigation and enhancements, and producing Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans (HMMP)
- River Condition Assessment (RCA) surveys by accredited surveyors for purposes such as Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Assessments
- Ecological risk management, survey programming and survey calendar
- Protected species surveys including bats, great crested newts, hazel dormice, reptiles, badgers, and riparian mammals (water vole and otter)
- Ground and aerial tree surveys for Potential Roost Features (PFRs) for bats
- Botanical / UK Habitat Classification surveys, hedgerow surveys and National Vegetation Classification (NVC) surveys
- Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) – Stage 1 (Screening) and Stage 2 (Appropriate Assessment)
- Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA), Ecological Scoping Opinions and Ecology Chapters for EIA Developments
- BREEAM Ecology assessments
- Discharging of environmental and ecological planning conditions
- Ecological and Environmental Management Plans – including Construction Ecological Management Plans (CEMP), Ecological Working Method Statements (EWMS) and Risk Avoidance Measures (RAMS) Method Statements, Biodiversity and Habitat Enhancement Schemes, and Landscape Ecological Management Plans (LEMP)
- Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW)
- Protected species licensing and mitigation e.g. bats, great created newts, badgers
- Ecological mitigation, compensation and enhancement services and advice, including habitat management, fencing and exclusion and creation
- Knowledgeable and qualified / accredited team with CIEEM membership to provide ecology advice and support throughout the planning process.
