Ecological consultant in Cookstown

Planning ecology in the Cookstown area

Mid Ulster sees a high volume of single dwellings, agricultural buildings and small commercial schemes in the countryside. Proximity to Lough Neagh and its designations, and the eastern flank of the Sperrins, mean designated site screening is often the first question a case officer asks.

Applications here are determined by Mid Ulster District Council. Where the council's validation checklist calls for an NI Biodiversity Checklist, or a case officer asks for a supporting ecological statement, Corry Ecology can complete it in the format the council expects.

Travel and site visits

Cookstown is about 30 miles from base at Gortin, Co. Tyrone, which keeps travel costs down and makes it straightforward to get back out to a site if the council raises a follow-up query.

What people in the Cookstown area usually need

• An NI Biodiversity Checklist to validate a planning application
• A supporting ecological statement answering a case officer or NIEA query
• A bat roost assessment on an older building before a conversion or demolition
• Ecology and planning risk advice on a site before committing to buy it