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[email protected] Ecological Appraisal of Land at Water Orton Lane WHS Plastics Ltd. Water Orton Lane Minworth Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B76 9BG For Framptons and WHS Plastics Ltd. (13th October 2014) 2014-08(12) Revision A ECOLOCATION is a trading style of George Burton ARCHITECTURE & ECOLOGY Ltd. Incorporated in England, Registered No. 6458127. Ecological Appraisal 2014-0(12) Land at Water Orton Lane Contents Summary 1. Introduction 2. Legislation 3. Desktop Study 4. Results & Evaluation 5. Conclusion 6. Recommendations 7. References 8. Appendix Report Author: Casey Griffin Grad. CIEEM Report Date:13/10/2014 Quality checked by: Anna Swift, MSc, MCIEEM Quality check date: 13/10/2014 Revision A date: 09/02/2015 ECOLOCATION Ecological Appraisal 2014-0(12) Land at Water Orton Lane Summary • An Ecological Appraisal of an area of land adjacent to an existing warehouse off Water Orton Lane in Minworth, West Midlands was carried out on 25h September 2014. • The proposed development was to include the extension of an existing warehouse/factory unit and associated yard. • The data search revealed a portion of the site to fall within Water Orton Sidings, a selected potential Local Wildlife Site. This information revealed that Water Orton Sidings previously had a diverse flora association. A view of the site on Google Earth indicated that the site has been scrub/woodland since at least 1999 and has remained in this state until at least June 2013 when the last Google Earth aerial was taken.