April to May Survey
June Submit Plannning
July Planning Granted
August Licence Application Sent
October Licence Granted
October Cut Off Point for Trap Out
Once full planning has been granted an EPS Mitigation Licence for development can be applied for. Since licensing was introduced Jones & Sons have successfully applied a large number of these licences and have therefore wide and varied experience from many different projects and the details needed to satisfy the criteria of an application.
There are 3 parts to the application. The Application form WML-
The licence application takes the information gathered by the survey works together with the other details that went into the planning application and presents them in a format acceptable to Natural England. There will normally be parts of the Method Statement which require more detail than that provided at the planning level. As part of the application the developer will need to show how the newts are to be safeguarded and how any loss of habitat is to be mitigated for.
Important Things to Note
1. Most importantly keep in mind the timetable of the year. Exclusion of Newts prior to works must take place before the winter sets in or the works will be delayed until the spring. See typical time table.
2. Natural England normally take approximately 40 WORKING DAYS to decide an application from the date it is sent to them. There is no upper limit to how long they can take and times frequently vary upwards depending on their work load.
3. In order to prevent the application being refused it is important to allow sufficient time to fully reason out the application. This will produce a lead time prior to submission. The amount of time the application preparation will take will depend on the complexity of the project and the availability of all the required documentation.
4. If an application is refused Natural England will say why. A re-