Working with the new European Protected Species (EPS) Licensing - construction industry experience
Introduction
CIRIA would like to know the construction industry's thoughts and experiences on using the new EPS licensing approach.
Natural England has introduced 4 new policy positions around the implementation of the law and licensing regarding European Protected Species, these are:
• Policy 1 - greater flexibility in exclusion and relocation activities, where there is investment in habitat provision.
• Policy 2 - greater flexibility in the location of compensatory habitat.
• Policy 3 - greater flexibility on exclusion measures where this will allow EPS to use temporary habitat.
• Policy 4 - reduced survey effort in circumstances where the impacts of development can be confidently predicted.
CIRIA wants to support its members and the wider construction community on working with these policies. We would like you to answer a few questions and to share your experiences with us on how you have used the above policies. This information will inform future events and outputs with steer from CIRIA's Biodiversity Interest Group.
The survey should take no longer than 10 minutes and will remain open until mid October.