
ABOUT US
Nick Sibbett has over 33 years of ecology experience, including 17 years with English Nature/Natural England and 16 years with a prestigious multi-disciplinary company. In 2024, he founded his own boutique ecological micro-consultancy to offer high-quality ecological consultancy services. Sibbett Ecology is a registered practice of the Chartered Injstitute of Ecology and Environmental Management.

Services
Here are the most common services that clients request.

For Developers

For Local Planning Authorities
For all stages of a development, large or small.
From initial site investigations for due diligence, Local Plan allocations, planning applications and discharge of consents.
Species surveys and licencing
Habitat Regulations Assessment
Ecology support for appeals
Biodiversity Net Gain
Support on planning applications and expert witness at appeals
Strategic support for Local Plans. e.g. HRA, SANGS studies, giving evidence at Examinations in Public.

Other services
Here are some examples of other services offered
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Ecological support to individuals or groups resisting a nearby planning application
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Ecology surveys
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Site of Special Scientific Interest consent applications
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Habitat Management Plans
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Negotiations with regulators
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Expert witness
If the service you want is not listed here, do ask!

Clients
Clients include large agricultural estates with a range of agricultural and residential developments, a Council and interested parties needing expert witness on various Public Inquiries, householders, a Council land manager, residential developers, renewable energy and other commercial developers.