Great Crested Newts: District Level Licensing Schemes - Gov.uk

New scheme launched to protect great crested newts in Shropshire

Great Crested Newts: District Level Licensing Schemes - Gov.uk. It is a material planning consideration for local planning authorities (lpas). Better protects great crested newts.

New scheme launched to protect great crested newts in Shropshire
New scheme launched to protect great crested newts in Shropshire

Schemes are now available across 69 local. Offers developers certainty in terms of costs and timescales. Agree to join the scheme. Read their gov.uk blog to find out more about this open and published data. Great crested newts are a european protected species. Under the habitats directive, it. District level licensing is an innovative new approach to the conservation of newts developed by natural england. A dll scheme for gcn may be in place at the location of the development site. District level licensing offers an approach to protecting and enhancing great crested newt habitats whereby developers make a conservation payment based on the predicted impact of their development. This is because they have protected status under uk and european legislation.

Planning permission needs to be in place before a licence application can be made to natural england. Barratt homes’ chilmington green development is the very first development in. Under the traditional approach to licensing disturbance of great crested newts, developers who. 7 may 2021 guidance great crested newt survey and research licences. Great crested newts must be considered as part of the planning application process. Offers developers certainty in terms of costs and timescales. Any development within 500m of a pond may affect newts. This may be through the council’s district licensing scheme, or by applying separately to natural england for a standard mitigation licence. They depend on ponds for breeding, but spend most of their life on land, relying on woodland, hedgerows, rough. The framework document sets the standards for district level licensing, recognising that whilst scheme designs can vary, comparable outcomes for great crested newts can be achieved. District level licensing offers an approach to protecting and enhancing great crested newt habitats whereby developers make a conservation payment based on the predicted impact of their development.