The preparation of a species management plan offers the possibility to apply for an area exemption in advance for specific activities and species. This offers advantages for economic and spatial developments, for the sustainability challenge for private homes and for the protection of animal species. That is why the Enschede housing corporations Domijn, De Woonplaats and Ons Huis and the municipality of Enschede want to draw up a Species Management Plan for the existing urban area of Enschede.

Housing corporations and municipalities often come into contact with the rules of the Nature Conservation Act through their activities. In current practice, this means that a separate nature test is carried out for each economic and spatial development, whether or not followed by an exemption application, ecological work protocol and the implementation of compensatory measures. The investigation and the exemption procedure take a lot of time and cost a lot of money. In addition, it contributes little to the protection of species. The preparation of a species management plan offers the possibility to apply for an area exemption in advance for specific activities and species. This offers advantages for economic and spatial developments, for the sustainability challenge for private homes and for the protection of animal species. That is why the Enschede housing corporations Domijn, De Woonplaats and Ons Huis and the municipality of Enschede want to draw up a Species Management Plan for the existing urban area of Enschede. The official client for this assignment and intended applicant for the area exemption is the municipality of Enschede. This concerns a joint request for the municipality of Enschede and housing corporations Domijn, De Woonplaats and Ons Huis. A cooperation agreement is concluded between the municipality of Enschede and the corporations with further agreements between the parties.