Which consultants and analyses are appropriate during the construction phase?

Here is an invoice from March. Greetings

I spoke with a gentleman (certified geographer) this morning; he is also coming by today to check on the breeding and nesting sites. He told me that it costs about €200 net for us :) maybe that's because we don't have any species worthy of protection?!

Is an expert report explicitly required for this? Here with us (NRW), it was sufficient to explain that there is nothing there, along with a current photo of the fallow land.

Is an expert report explicitly required for this? Here (NRW) it was enough to explain that there is nothing there, along with a current photo of the fallow area.

The lady from the authority called it an expert report, but the gentleman yesterday said it was "only" a written declaration.

The gentleman was also there yesterday, literally climbed into the cypresses, took photos, and observed with his binoculars.

He said he will now write a two-page statement; although there are nests inside, they are old and have been "uninhabited" for a while. Therefore, nothing stands in the way of clearing. But of course, we are still waiting for the official approval.

Today at 16:37 I received the statement, which the gentleman also sent directly to the responsible employee of the authority and CC'd me. At 18:25 I received the notification in advance by email :eek::eek: the original will be sent by post tomorrow. So some things really go eerily well :D