
Monday 01 May 2017
Badgers and their setts (tunnels and chambers where they live) are protected by law.
You may be able to get a licence from Natural England if you can’t avoid disturbing badgers in their sett or damaging their sett.
You could be sent to prison for up to 6 months and get an unlimited fine if you’re found guilty of any of these offences:
You’re breaking the law and could get an unlimited fine if you:
In most cases you should be able to avoid disturbing badgers and damaging or blocking access to their sett.
If you can’t avoid this, you can apply for a licence to interfere with a sett from Natural England. You’ll need to show you’ve tried everything else possible to avoid affecting badgers.
You’ll need expert help with your licence application if it’s for a development project. Find out what type of survey and mitigation methods will be needed to support a planning application.
4 year lawful development rule could end in April 2023
Brighton Council require new developments to include Bee Bricks
Please fill in the following form and one of our consultants will be in touch shortly...