ESS Ecology

High quality ecological impact assessments for developments, including habitat and species surveys for terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecology.

Contractors - Ecological Consultancy Services

By choosing ESS Ecology you are guaranteed a fully tailored, personal service that meets the individual needs of your business.  Our highly skilled ecological consultants have extensive experience in working on small scale housing developments through to large scale infrastructure projects as part of a multi-disciplinary team.   We fully understand the importance of consultation between all parties involved in determining a planning application – from the project’s inception to approval, and in subsequently delivering commitments made to mitigation measures where necessary.

As professional ecological consultants we are fully flexible to your needs.  Our innovative approach means we don’t just identify ecological constraints but provide you with cost effective solutions that allow your developments to proceed whilst protecting the surrounding environment.  Our highly experienced ecologists have a thorough understanding of the planning system and will provide you with objective and accurate ecological advice on all aspects of the legislation relevant to nature conservation.  We have years of experience in designing mitigation schemes and management plans.  Our consultants can also provide you with an ecological clerk of works service and ongoing monitoring studies where required.  By maintaining regular communication with you throughout the life of a project you can be confident that any unforeseen circumstances that arise can be dealt with in a timely and cost effective manner, ultimately saving you unnecessary delays in project schedules.

What ESS Ecology can do for you:

• Liaise with the appropriate consultation bodies, such as local planning authorities and statutory nature conservation organisations (SNCO) on your behalf
• Design and implement ecological mitigation schemes for protected species, which allows you to conform to planning regulations
• Provide post construction monitoring that may be required as a condition of planning
• Advise on and implement habitat enhancement,  compensation or restoration measures required as part of mitigation (i.e. species / habitat management plans)
• Undertake habitat creation
• Aid your application for the relevant protected species license(s)
• Supply on site ecological  supervision  (i.e. clerk of works) to ensure compliance with planning commitments to the local authority; and
• Provide an expert witness at public inquiries.

ESS Ecology can also provide you with a tailor made CPD seminar relating to protected species and the requirements within the planning system.  If you would like more further information on this or for more details on any of our services please fill out our contact form.