Habitat Management Plans and BREEAM
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Habitat Management Plans
The team at Echoes Ecology Ltd has extensive experience in the preparation of Habitat Management Plans (HMPs). These may be required by Local Authorities as a planning condition to meet the requirements of NPF4 or BREEAM, or to support wider conservation objectives.
The purpose of an HMP is to set out proposed mitigation and compensation measures, as well as identify opportunities for biodiversity enhancement beyond these requirements. The plan also demonstrates how the mitigation hierarchy has been followed, showing how impacts have first been avoided where possible, then mitigated to protect ecological features, and finally compensated for where losses are unavoidable.
The preparation of a Habitat Management Plan ensures efficient project delivery by clearly defining the required actions on site, the timescales for implementation, and the responsibilities of those involved.
BREEAM
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) is a widely recognised framework for assessing the sustainability of building design, construction, and operation. It evaluates performance across a range of categories to measure overall environmental value.
One of these categories, Land Use and Ecology, considers the ecological value of a site, the protection of existing features, opportunities for ecological enhancement, and the net change in ecological value resulting from development.
Echoes Ecology Ltd has experienced ecologists qualified to act as the Suitably Qualified Ecologist (SQE) under the BREEAM scheme. We can deliver comprehensive site surveys and reporting to support the Land Use and Ecology category, as well as provide practical guidance on how to achieve additional credits.