It's an absolute nightmare! I can't find anyone to do it and the council won't determine the application until I provide one. Surveys are not cheap, either.We have just been informed one of our jobs needs a third overnight roost survey after a pippestrel bat was seen entering the gable end. The only available date is the last day of the survey period and we had 2 hours to get the clients approval before they gave that slot to the next customer. This is from a very prominent nationwide company.
It's crazy that a building which has been in situ for almost 4 years needs an eco survey simply for retrospctive permission to retain the building.