Ecology Scoping
Ecological Scoping is the most basic ecological survey, often commissioned before purchasing a site and designed to deliver a clear picture of any potential ecology-led constraints that might affect your works.
Scoping is a process that determines the content and extent of your environmental responsibilities, however you intend to develop the site. It helps you identify the information you’ll need to submit to the authorities.
Scoping studies are essential for projects that require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or that have an affect at a local or landscape scale. Small scale developments can also often need a preliminary survey, with planning applications requiring scoping surveys for bats in buildings that are being converted or renovated.
Scoping studies are supported by a detailed ecological desk study to identify notable or protected habitats and species that may be affected by the proposal and by thorough field survey to provide robust ecological information. Extended Phase 1 habitat survey techniques are employed for assessing, describing and mapping habitats and for evaluating a site’s potential to support protected species.
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