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Public Consultation - Call for Nature Sites

The purpose of processing

Our vision for Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) is to be Nature Positive by 2030. As part of this we need to make more and better-connected spaces for nature that are managed positively for wildlife for the long term.

We are asking landowners and leaseholders with an interest in managing their land more positively for nature to help us identify land that could contribute to nature recovery across Bath and North East Somerset.

Our role is to provide feedback on the potential of the sites submitted and identify opportunities to contribute to nature recovery as part of wider work to develop a Local Nature Recovery Strategy. This public request will allow us to build a picture of where land is available for habitat creation, restoration, and enhancement.

Data subjects

This Call for Nature Sites is targeted at landowners or leaseholders who have a long-term interest in the land. Data subjects could also include land agents.

Personal data

We will collect
Site Address (including postcode, ordnance survey reference number or What3words)
Name and contact details (postal address, telephone number and email)
If acting on behalf of landowner / leaseholder you will be asked to provide their name
Any other information that you choose to submit in support of your application

How is it used?

We will use your personal data to contact you if we require any further information and to confirm the site will be mapped on the public facing Nature Sites map.

Profiling and automated decision making

Not applicable.

GDPR condition relied upon for processing personal data:

Article 6.1 a - Consent

GDPR condition relied upon for processing special category data

Not applicable

Sharing of personal data with external recipients

Following agreement with the data subject the site boundaries will be mapped on the public facing Nature Sites map. This map will be freely accessible on our website and will allow our partners to clearly see land owned by people with an interest in nature recovery.

Personal details (including contact details) will not be made available through the mapping system and any contact from our partners will be made through the council.

No personal information will be publicised or shared with any of our partners (which may include conservation organisations and developers looking to deliver Biodiversity Net gain) without the consent of the data subject.

How long is the personal data retained by the Council?

Personal contact details will be recorded for a maximum of 5 years.

Questions or concerns?

Please email data_protection@bathnes.gov.uk 

Appeals to the Information Commissioner’s Office

If you are unhappy about the way we have treated your personal data, or feel we have not properly respected your data subject rights, you have the right to contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and tell them about this.

You can also contact the ICO by phone on 0303 1231113.