3 0 Beware bats 8 Oct 2015 8 Oct 2015 Brian Dowling https://www.passle.net/Content/Images/passle_logo-186px.png Passle https://passle.net Brian Dowling Many developers will be aware of the need to get bat and other ecology surveys as part of the planning process. The attached article from our planning team discusses a recent prosecution of a developer for failing to comply with the recommendations of such a survey. { All bats are protected by law, under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010. It is an offence to deliberately kill or injure bats or to deliberately disturb them. Importantly, it is also an offence to damage or destroy a bat roost, whether it is done deliberately or by accident. http://www.thomaseggar.com/news-and-events/industry-news/a/2015/09/29/beware-bats unknownx500 More posts by Brian Dowling Possible exemption from leasehold ground rent ban for retirement living Brian Dowling You may feed the swans... Brian Dowling Chichester one of the most resilient high streets in the UK Brian Dowling Give small builders a leg up... Brian Dowling Stop blaming avocadoes for the housing crisis Brian Dowling Recent posts from Irwin Mitchell - Business ADR: timing it right Rob Coleridge "Apply and explain" Adam Kaucher UK’s first Deferred Prosecution Agreement successfully ends David Shirt To vote or not to vote… David Shirt Speculative Applications are Not Appealing: Private members bill seeks to limit appeals where application inconsistent with Neighbourhood Plans Nicola Gooch