Andy Vazy

The Vazy

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@s8mb Ah ffs. I agree with their aims but it is a problem if their head of policy is comparing a train extension in a highly urbanised area with one going through sites environmentally designated sites
https://t.co/5uQo3pTVZ7

[Sam Dumitriu @Sam_Dumitriu]

@guyshrubsole The environmental assessment for a 4 mile tube extension in Madrid was 19 pages long.

The environmental assessment for a 3.3 mile reopening of a railway line in Somerset was 18,000 pages long.

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@SCoastSteve @s8mb Also I hate to break it to you, but you can't separate yourself from the natural world..

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@SCoastSteve @s8mb The dropping either showed it's an active roost and you need a licence or there wasn't evidence of active use and you didn't need a licence..

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@badger_buff @SCoastSteve @s8mb How many jobs does that refer to? Developers only hire flood experts, air quality, traffic management etc because the govt makes them..

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@s8mb But don't be surprised when it ends up being shit advice

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@s8mb And here Sam compares an underground in Madrid to a rail line that went directly through one protected site and within 80m of another. If you want to take your advice from someone who can't see why these might have different levels of assessment go for it
https://t.co/5uQo3pTVZ7

[Sam Dumitriu @Sam_Dumitriu]

@guyshrubsole The environmental assessment for a 4 mile tube extension in Madrid was 19 pages long.

The environmental assessment for a 3.3 mile reopening of a railway line in Somerset was 18,000 pages long.

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@Sam_Dumitriu @guyshrubsole Is the difference also because one was an underground in a major capital city, whereas the other went through one SAC, and was within 80m of another SPA and SAC?

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@SCoastSteve @s8mb And I am curious about the reason for the licence because there's a contradiction in terms of needing a licence (which is only required for an active roost) and your statement that no active roost was found..

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@SCoastSteve @s8mb Out of interest, and this isn't a loaded question I'm asking because I am interested, if £7k is too much, what would you consider an acceptable amount to spend?

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@carkujon @dnm_thegoose @northernwhine @s8mb this would become more commonplace https://t.co/GY307NTmm1

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@carkujon @dnm_thegoose @northernwhine @s8mb but keep going if you want to highlight more of your lack of knowledge :)

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@carkujon @dnm_thegoose @northernwhine @s8mb skip to page 4 here to see where bats were recorded roosting in a block of flats https://t.co/U1LT0pRkN8

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@carkujon @dnm_thegoose @northernwhine @s8mb Nope, the govt is talking about getting rid of survey all together

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@SCoastSteve @s8mb A lot of this feels like it reflects peoples' view of the natural world. Happy to spend money on architects and whatever else you needed to do, but money on nature? It's all a grift
https://t.co/BqYWYxadFN

[S Coast Steve @SCoastSteve]

@s8mb Can I get back the £7,000 I spent last year on bat surveys for a one bedroom extension? £7,000 spent on ecologist grift - I was perfectly prepared to go to the worst case mitigation - which was looking after the bats with less than £400 worth of "bat bricks" and "bat tiles".

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@SCoastSteve @s8mb I hated the whole thing. So please don't cast ecologists as dishonest grifters. There are some cowboys like in any industry out there but the majority are trying to help wildlife and developers. Describing someone as a grifter when they did find a bat roost feels a bit off...

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@carkujon @dnm_thegoose @northernwhine @s8mb But if they're so smart why would they be spending their time doing something pointless? Either it's pointless and they're not smart enough to notice that, or they are smart and maybe it does make a difference..
There's an irony at the heart of your argument..

[Andy Vazy @AndyVazy]

@carkujon @dnm_thegoose @northernwhine @s8mb how will he recoup that? who says 'I'm going to put the house price up by £2750 to cover the bat survey from a few years ago?'