Planning condition

Biodiversity Method Statement

Field	Value
Reference	U0108818	Facts
Prefix	planning-condition	Facts
Name	Biodiversity Method Statement	Facts
Dataset	Planning condition
Organisation	Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Start date
End date
Entry date	2025-02-25	Facts
Typology	policy
Notes	Unique Condition	Facts
Reason	To ensure the ecological interests of the site are maintained and that no offence is committed in respect of protected species legislation.	Facts
Description	On or before submission of the reserved matters application for each phase of development, a Biodiversity Method Statement (BMS) including a Biodiversity Mitigation, Monitoring, and Enhancement Plan (BMMEP) shall be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The BMS and BMMEP shall include; i) an assessment of baseline conditions set out in the ecological reports and species surveys submitted with the outline application and associated appendices to ensure they are fit for purpose and to identify any additional survey work required to make them as such. ii) a timetable for survey updates set against the proposed development phasing and the inclusion of contingency measures where there are identified as potentially required for sensitive operations. iii) the purpose and objectives of the proposed works based on mitigation and compensation measures outlined in biodiversity offsetting proposals, ecological reports and species surveys submitted with the outline application. iv) scale and location of the proposed works shown clearly on scaled maps and plans v) Identification of the mitigation and/or compensation areas and features within the site vi) detailed specifications for biodiversity creation and enhancement works and other ecological features specific to mitigation proposals for habitats, faunal groups and species. vii) timetable for the implementation based on the phasing proposals. viii) Initial aftercare and long-term management and maintenance of ecological features including an appropriate monitoring strategy.	Facts

Contents

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    "prefix": "planning-condition",
    "name": "Biodiversity Method Statement",
    "dataset": "planning-condition",
    "organisation-entity": "109",
    "start-date": "",
    "end-date": "",
    "entry-date": "2025-02-25",
    "typology": "policy",
    "geometry": "",
    "point": "",
    "entity": 73000333,
    "notes": "Unique Condition",
    "reason": "To ensure the ecological interests of the site are maintained and that no offence is committed in respect of protected species legislation.",
    "description": "On or before submission of the reserved matters application for each phase of development, a Biodiversity Method Statement (BMS) including a Biodiversity Mitigation, Monitoring, and Enhancement Plan (BMMEP) shall be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The BMS and BMMEP shall include; i) an assessment of baseline conditions set out in the ecological reports and species surveys submitted with the outline application and associated appendices to ensure they are fit for purpose and to identify any additional survey work required to make them as such. ii) a timetable for survey updates set against the proposed development phasing and the inclusion of contingency measures where there are identified as potentially required for sensitive operations. iii) the purpose and objectives of the proposed works based on mitigation and compensation measures outlined in biodiversity offsetting proposals, ecological reports and species surveys submitted with the outline application. iv) scale and location of the proposed works shown clearly on scaled maps and plans v) Identification of the mitigation and/or compensation areas and features within the site vi) detailed specifications for biodiversity creation and enhancement works and other ecological features specific to mitigation proposals for habitats, faunal groups and species. vii) timetable for the implementation based on the phasing proposals. viii) Initial aftercare and long-term management and maintenance of ecological features including an appropriate monitoring strategy."
}

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