Land Situated off Fall Road in Heanor Derbyshire Ecological Walk-over Survey A report to: Paul Gaughan Building Consultants Limited Rosscarbery House 4 Coronation Street Ilkeston Derbyshire DE7 5QH By: EMEC Ecology The Old Ragged School Brook Street Nottingham NG1 1EA Tel: 0115 964 4828 Fax: 0115 964 4829 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.emec-ecology.co.uk March 2013 Land Situated off Fall Road in Heanor, Derbyshire Ecological Walk-over Survey CONTENTS Chapter Page No. Executive Summary 3 1. Introduction 5 2. Site Description 5 3. Methodology 6 3.1 Desk Study 6 3.2 Ecological Survey 6 3.3 Ecological Evaluation Criteria 7 3.4 Mitigation Measures 7 4. Results 8 4.1 Desk Study 8 4.2 Ecological Walk-over Survey 10 5. Evaluation 16 5.1 Designated Nature Conservation Sites 16 5.2 Habitats 16 5.3 Protected/notable Species 17 5.4 Summary of Main Potential Ecological Issues 18 6. Mitigation, Compensation & Further Survey Recommendations 19 6.1 Mitigation Recommendations 19 6.2 Compensation Recommendations 20 6.3 Further Survey Recommendations 20 References 22 Appendix 1: Figures 23 Figure 1: Site Location Plan 23 Figure 2: Survey Area, Survey Features and Target Notes 24 Appendix 2: Protected Species Legislation 25 Appendix 3: Botanical Species List 27 Appendix 4: Desk Study Data 28 2 Prepared by EMEC Ecology Tel: 0115 964 4828 Land Situated off Fall Road in Heanor, Derbyshire Ecological Walk-over Survey EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Proposed Works The proposed works involve the residential development of an area of land off Fall Road in Heanor, Derbyshire (centred on grid reference SK 433 472).