An honest read on what you are buying, before you are committed. Ecological constraints and planning history are two of the most common reasons a site turns out to be worth less than it looked.
A pre-purchase appraisal looks at the ecological constraints on the site — designated sites, priority habitats, protected species potential, watercourses — and at the planning context around it, including the site's history and the policy position that would apply to the kind of development you have in mind.
The output is a short, readable report that says what the realistic constraints are, what further work any application would need, and where the genuine risks sit. It is written to inform a purchase decision, not to sell you further surveys.
Ecological constraints rarely stop a scheme outright, but they routinely change its cost and its programme. Knowing before you buy that a building will need a full season of bat surveys, or that a watercourse on the boundary will drive the layout, is the difference between a considered offer and an expensive surprise.
Usually within a week or two of instruction, and quicker where a decision deadline is tight. Say what your timescale is when you enquire.
No. It is an advisory appraisal drawing on desk study and a site walkover. It tells you what the constraints and likely survey requirements are, rather than discharging them.
Yes. The appraisal covers the planning context alongside the ecology, which is usually what a buyer actually needs in order to make a decision.
Areas covered: Omagh · Cookstown · Enniskillen · Derry / Londonderry · Strabane · Dungannon
Send the site address and a short description and I'll come back with a quote and a likely timescale.
