Only acceptable in exceptionally rare circumstances, ensure any deviations have been agreed with the consenting body ⚠

Raised when

Start!F27 says the metric contains deviations from the statutory metric.

To clear it

Deviations are only acceptable when agreed with the consenting body. Attach the written agreement; without it, expect a refusal.

See every flag your metric raised, on one page. Drop the workbook on the Check page and Quadrat gathers each ▲ and ⚠ it wrote, with these notes beside it, plus what a planning officer will ask that the metric never flags.

This is one of 98 flag strings the GOV.UK statutory biodiversity metric 1.0.4 and small sites metric 1.2.3 write into cells. Explained from the workbooks' own formulas; where the statutory metric user guide's troubleshooting table covers a flag, the page says so. Quadrat is not affiliated with Defra, Natural England or any planning authority.