Ecological method statement

[Russell griffiths]

Evening all. 

We have had a full ecology report done and all seems fine. 

We have been advised by our planning consultant to provide a method statement on how we are going to mitigate any risk during construction to any protected species on site. 

Now ive just paid £1400 for the bloody survey I really don't want to go back to him and give him more of my dosh to do this method statement. 

 

Anybody done one or got any links to where I could pick up some pointers. 

I used to write up loads of method statements for work related matters so I'm used to a bit of waffle I could just do with a point in the right direction. 

Cheers russ. 

[joe90]

I had to do this and I just rang the council guy that looked after ecology for sites. Mine was to provide root protection for existing trees, he initially told me to get someone qualified to write it for me but when I proposed simply erecting sheep fencing on substantial wooden posts all to 1meter high and 1meter from the hedges he agreed that this would suffice. As it would be him that had to agree what I sent in he could not really argue, it worked, didn't cost me a bean.

[ToughButterCup]

16 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said:

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We have had a full ecology report done and all seems fine. [...] any protected species

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The Method Statement which you have been asked for needs to relate to Protected Species: Newts, Bats, Teenagers?

Which?

 

[Russell griffiths]

9 minutes ago, recoveringacademic said:

 

The Method Statement which you have been asked for needs to relate to Protected Species: Newts, Bats, Teenagers?

Which?

 

This is the bit I don't understand.  

They found nothing a big fat nothing.  

Said the site was quite boring with nothing of any interest. 

 

I will read it again. 

[ToughButterCup]

Smells like a bit of a try on? Care needed. 

[joe90]

Jobsworth !

[Ferdinand]

Here you go.

Quote

"There are no ecological implications according to the report of the Accredited Ecologist Mr/s a.b. xyz BSc MA Phd ref No. 123, and the method statement to achieve these outcomes is defined below."

 

Method Statement

 

1. Do nothing.

2. Drink cup of organic tea.

3. Submit blank form to document outcome.

 

Ferdinand

[Ferdinand]

And do not forget that even non-existent risk must be mitigated.

 

That was the key point in an H&S Educational (ahem) video I posted recently.

 

More seriously, don't you just need a letter from your Ecologist, or yourself, to summarise "no action required" in slightly more words, written in Council-ese?

Edited February 9, 2017 by Ferdinand

[Temp]

+1

 

I would ask the person who did the survey if he would write you a letter stating that no protected species were found and hence no protection measures are required. Send that to the planners.

Edited February 9, 2017 by Temp

[Triassic]

Sounds to me like someone at the council has a box to tick. As others have said, write them a letter stating there are no species in need if protection. Then hopefully they can tick their box.

[Jeremy Harris]

1 hour ago, Triassic said:

Sounds to me like someone at the council has a box to tick. As others have said, write them a letter stating there are no species in need if protection. Then hopefully they can tick their box.

 

That's exactly what it sounds like to me.  We had something similar with the EA, it turned out that a one-line letter to them for their records was all they needed, then someone could tick a box somewhere and say they'd done their work for that day.....................