There are 18 species of bats currently found in the UK and each and every one of them are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside act of 1981 and regulation 39 of the Conservation Act of 2007. This means that it is now an offence to kill, harm or disturb them. For anyone who has a property which has bats roosting in there, they will not be able to carry out any structural development on that building which will harm bats in any way and this is why they will need to conduct a bat survey which will tell them if there are any problems with the work they intend to do. Going ahead with any structural work without revealing that you are housing bats is something which could lead to you receiving a hefty fine or custodial sentence and could obviously do a great deal of harm to the endangered bats, so a bat survey really is essential.
Save Time and Money
Before any planning grants can be considered it is legally required that a bat survey must be conducted by a professional on the structure. If this does not take place then the planning application could be held up indefinitely or permission refused outright. By hiring a bat surveyor who has lots of experience and is fully licensed, you can speed up the process of your planning application and save a lot of time and money in the long run.
When a bat survey is carried out, all buildings and bridges will be checked for any evidence of bats. This could include looking for bat droppings and food remains as well as looking for bats themselves which can be detected with specialist equipment.
If you have trees and woods on your property and you wish to develop there, then these will need to be checked for bat habitats too. A qualified ecological surveyor will be able to look for bat roost sites in trees. This is a very specialist talent and you must hire a qualified person to do this for safety reasons as much as anything else.
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