Guidance

Bats: complete a declaration for a mitigation licence application (A13)

Complete declaration forms as part of an application for a bat mitigation licence.

Applies to England

Documents

Individual applicant declaration form

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Company or organisation declaration form

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Ecologist declaration form

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Details

As part of an application for a bat mitigation licence, both the applicant and the named ecologist must agree to declarations to confirm that they are aware of and support the application.

The person who completes the online application will need to submit a signed declaration from the applicant, the named ecologist, or both. The declarations required depend on who completes the application.

Submit the right declaration

If the individual applicant completes the online application

They must submit the ecologist declaration.

If the named ecologist completes the online application

They must submit either the: 

  • individual applicant declaration, if the applicant is an individual 

  • company or organisation declaration, if the applicant is a company or organisation

If someone else completes the online application

They must submit the: 

  • individual applicant declaration, if the applicant is an individual 

  • company or organisation declaration, if the applicant is a company or organisation 

  • ecologist declaration

To submit your declaration

  1. Download the relevant document or documents and save to your device.
  2. Make sure that each document is completed by the right person, with all the information that is asked for.
  3. Upload the completed document when prompted as part of your online bat mitigation licence application.

Updates to this page

Published 19 December 2025

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