We charge a fee for each Biodiversity Plan (BP) and Landscape & Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) you submit.
Amendments cost £38 per BP/LEMP. An amendment refers to the updating of BPs/LEMPs requiring a re-issue of a Certificate of Approval within the 3 year validity period of the certificate.
We charge the full fee for:
- new applications for the same site
- BPs/LEMPs amended beyond the 3 year period
We apply a small increase to fees (rounded to the nearest pound) every year, in line with inflation.
Type of biodiversity application
Householder
Band | Documents to be sent | Description | Fee |
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A | Submit an ecology report(s) and BP |
Includes: Alterations/extensions to a single domestic residential property including a single flat/works within the boundary e.g. loft conversion, extension(s), insertion of rooflight(s), single barn conversion will be charged at the base fee. |
£99 base fee |
A2 | Submit an ecology report(s) and BP | Alterations/extensions to 2 domestic residential properties and 2 or more flats or 2 or more barn conversions/works within the same site included in the same (single) application will be charged at double the base fee. | £198 |
Residential development
Band | Documents to be sent | Description | Fee |
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B | Submit an Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) report and BP |
Applications with additional residential property to a maximum of 18 | £99 for the first property and £38 per additional property (18 properties = £745) |
C | Submit an EcIA report and BP |
Applications for residential development between 19 and 49 properties | £922 |
D | Submit an EcIA and LEMP | Applications for residential development for 50 or more properties | £1087 |
E | Submit an EcIA report and BP | Applications for a single block of flats/apartments | £218 + £80 per additional block of flats up to a maximum cap £1098 |
Commercial/business
Band | Documents to be sent | Description | Fee |
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F | Submit an EcIA report and BP |
Includes farms and agricultural buildings, care homes, camp sites, industrial units, single wind turbines, solar applications on sites of less than 0.1ha |
£218 |
G | Submit an EcIA report and LEMP |
Solar farm applications on sites of 0.1ha or over |
£1087 |
Payment of fees
Fees can be paid:
- online
- by card by calling 01305 228602 or 01305 228608. If paying by card please state that the payment is being made for Biodiversity Appraisal and give the site address
- by cheque made payable to Dorset Council and sent to the Natural Environment Team