March 2020: District licensing (a new mitigation method) for Great Crested Newts has been expanded across 37 additional local authorities
District licensing (a new mitigation method) [...]
February 2020: Success at appeal – Inspector agrees with Aspect Ecology that surface water quality can be effectively managed before entering SAC
Success at appeal – Inspector agrees [...]
January 2020: Natural England to start charging for Great Crested Newt licences from 17 February and for Badger licences from spring 2020
Natural England to start charging for Great Crested [...]
January 2020 – Inspector Finds Significant Failings in Wealden Local Plan, including Flawed Approach to Ashdown Forest SAC
Inspector Finds Significant Failings in Wealden Local Plan, [...]
December 2019: Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain for Development Sites – expect to see this in 2020
Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain for Development Sites – [...]
November 2019: European sites evidence – Pevensey Levels SAC
European sites evidence – Pevensey Levels SAC [...]
September 2019: Natural England provides new cost guidance for joining the District licensing schemes for Great Crested Newts in Kent and Cheshire
Natural England provides new cost guidance for joining [...]
July 2019: Biodiversity Net Gain: results of national consultation published
Biodiversity Net Gain: results of national consultation published [...]
July 2019: Aspect Ecology provides technical assistance to largest youth-led ecological restoration project in the world
Aspect Ecology provides technical assistance to the largest [...]
June 2019: Court ruling indicates that SANG and SAMM cannot be regarded as automatically effective in all circumstances
Court ruling indicates that SANG and SAMM cannot [...]