Scale of Charges
The following scale of charges has been agreed by Lancashire County Council and the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and N. Merseyside. It relates to the supply of biological and habitat information held by them to outside organisations. Income from these charges is applied to the administrative costs of the service as well as to the maintenance and development of the database.
Access to environmental information held by the County Council is subject to the provision of the Environmental Information Regulations implementing EC Directive 90/313/EEC. Restrictions on the supply of certain information may therefore apply.
The following prices are subject to VAT unless otherwise stated. See below for a Glossary of terminology.
| Publication/Report | Price |
|---|---|
| 1. Biological
Heritage Sites: Guidelines for Site Selection (93 p.p.) |
£15.00 per copy inc p&pVAT free. (Available free to view or download) |
| 1a. Photocopied extracts from Biological Heritage Sites: Guidelines for Site Selection | £0.35 per page. Minimum 2.50 to include introductory chapter. (Available free to view or download) |
| Data | Price |
|---|---|
| 3. Search/Staff Support
Fee per Inquiry (applicable to items1a, 2, 4a, 4b, 4e, 5, 7, 8) |
£38.50 per hour (minimum) |
| 4. Non-Statutory Wildlife Site Information |
|
| 4a. Biological Heritage
Site Report: comprising Site Information Form and Site
Boundary Plan |
£20.00 per site (where
available)
(NB Site Information Forms and individual Site Boundary Plans are
not currently available for all Biological Heritage Sites. However,
these can be specially produced for a charge of rate of 36.00 per hour)
|
| 4b. Biological Heritage Site
Summary Information: comprising Site Summary
Listing and site boundary. |
£10.00 per site £50.00 per 1:10,000 OS map sheet |
| 4c. Biological Heritage
Sites supplementary data: the compilation of available data into
species-lists, additional habitat notes, etc. by LCC/WTL ecologists |
£37.00 per hour (minimum 50.00 for first hour when not supplied with 4a or 4b) |
| 4d. Other non-statutory
wildlife sites: miscellaneous site-based ecological surveys. |
£37.00 per hour (minimum 50.00 for first hour if not supplied with 4a or 4b) |
| 4e. Photocopied extracts
from Biological Heritage Sites: Guidelines for Site Selection |
£0.35 per page. Minimum 2.50 to include introductory chapter. (Available free to view or download) |
| 5. Phase 1
Habitat Survey (also available from English Nature) |
a. Coloured photocopies
of 1:10,000 Phase 1 maps and related target notes £16.00 per
sq. km. b. Black and white photocopies of 1:10,000 Phase 1 maps and related target notes £10.00 per sq. km c. Photocopies of target notes £5.00 per sq. km. |
| 6. Access to Biological
Heritage Site files, Phase 1 Habitat Survey and other available ecological
data sets by external user |
£37.00 per hour (minimum 50.00 for first hour) |
| 7. Additional Costs/Overheads (applicable to 4c, 4d, 5 and 6) |
|
| 7a. Photocopies (black
and white A3/A4) |
£0.20 per sheet (larger sizes at cost) |
| 7b. Photocopies (colour) |
at cost |
| 7c. Postage |
at cost |
| 8. Digital Data | Lancashire County Council Environment
Directorate maintains GIS datasets using the ArcView programme. Further
information relating to the data held and charging is available on request.
|
The following terminology is used to refer to the various forms in which data relating to BHS is provided.
Biological Heritage Sites
Biological Heritage Site (BHS) is the term used to describe the top tier
of non-statutory wildlife sites of nature conservation importance within the
County of Lancashire. The system is operated jointly by a partnership of Lancashire
County Council, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and English Nature (North West Team).
BHSs have been identified after a review of all available ecological data
including Phase 1 and Enhanced Phase 1 surveys, utilizing detailed site selection
guidelines developed on a county-wide basis.
Site Record
The Site Record consists of all information relating to a single BHS.
Composite Site Boundary Plans
There are two sets of Composite Site Boundary Plans covering the whole
County:
a) 1:10,000 scale Ordnance Survey sheets depicting the boundaries of all BHS which lie, in whole or part, within the area depicted. Each site is labeled with a reference number.
b) 1:50,000 scale Ordnance Survey sheets depicting the boundaries of all BHS which lie, in whole or part, within the area depicted.
Summary Listings
Summary site details are listed in three forms:
County Summary Listing
A listing of summary details for all the BHS within the County of Lancashire. The summary details comprise: Site Reference, Site Name, District, Grid Reference, Guideline(s) for Site Selection.
District Summary Listings
A listing of summary details for all the BHS within each of the 12 component districts within the County of Lancashire. The summary details comprise: 10km Square/Site Reference, Site Name, Grid Reference, Guideline(s) for Site Selection.
Site Summary Listings
The summary details for an individual site as they appear in the District Summary Listings.
Site Information Form
A single sided A4 pro forma providing summary details of a single site. The SIF includes the details contained in the Site Summary Listing together with a summary Site Description, Area (ha), Date Approved, Date Last Revised, Owner/Occupier, Conservation/Planning Status Context and Other Information/Comments.
Site Boundary Plan
A single sided A3 or A4 pro forma showing the site boundary on an OS base (usually at 1:10,000 scale) and giving the Site Name, Reference Number, OS Sheet Reference and Grid Reference. More than one pro forma may be required for larger sites.