Ecological consultant in Strabane

Planning ecology in the Strabane area

The Strabane area covers the Mourne and Finn valleys and the western Sperrins, with a steady flow of replacement dwellings, farm buildings and conversions. Riparian habitat along the Mourne and Finn, and the number of older stone outbuildings in the area, are the two constraints that come up most often.

Applications here are determined by Derry City and Strabane 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

Strabane is about 17 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 Strabane 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