The bottom quartile

The cheapest published prices in the UK Ecological Survey Price Index

Updated 2026-10-27

A quarter of the published figures sit at or under £299. These are the providers there. The cheapest published anywhere in this index is £200; the dearest is £750.

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At or under £299

Bat Survey Cost from £200 + VAT | For Planning | Indigo

Publishes £200 on its own page, read 2026-10-11.

Source: Bat Survey Cost from £200 + VAT | For Planning | Indigo

Costings

Publishes £275 on its own page, read 2026-10-11.

Source: Costings

Bat Survey for Planning & Development | ACP Consultants

Publishes £275 on its own page, read 2026-10-11.

Source: Bat Survey for Planning & Development | ACP Consultants

Bat Surveys: Avoid Planning Refusal - BatSurveys.co.uk

Publishes £299 on its own page, read 2026-10-11.

Source: Bat Surveys: Avoid Planning Refusal - BatSurveys.co.uk (its own page, listed on this site's dataset page)

Bat and Barn Owl Surveys - Cornwall Environmental Consultants

Publishes £299 on its own page, read 2026-10-11.

Source: Bat and Barn Owl Surveys - Cornwall Environmental Consultants

Bat Survey For Planning | Bat Survey

Publishes £299 on its own page, read 2026-10-12.

Source: Bat Survey For Planning | Bat Survey (its own page, listed on this site's dataset page)

Ecology Surveys from £299 | Homeowner Services | Wharton

Publishes £299 on its own page, read 2026-10-12.

Source: Ecology Surveys from £299 | Homeowner Services | Wharton

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The Ecological Survey Planning Requirement carries 1 published figure read from 1 source's own page, from 18 to 18 month, read 24 October 2026.
For preliminary ecological appraisal, the median published figure in the UK Ecological Survey Price Index is 399.50 GBP across 12 figures from the sources' own pages (range 275 to 700 GBP), read 12 October 2026.

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