NLS makes providing online licensing faster, more cost-effective, and fully officer-controlled.
Statutory nature bodies across the UK and Ireland are managing growing licensing demand using manual and legacy systems.
A diverse range of licensing needs
Nature legislation is hightly diverse with a large number of different types of licences and return requirements.
Pressure is growing
Increasing nature legislation and changes, all increasing licensing volumes at a time when public sector resources are under pressure.
Officers unavaiable for compliance work
Licensing officers spend too much time on licence administration rather than compliance and field work.
From configuration to licence issue, the full licensing cycle in one system.
Staff configure licence types
Licensing officers use the staff portal to define licence types, create application and return flows, write questions and guidance, and publish, all online.
Applicants submit online
Applicants visit your portal and apply online. They can save progress and return later. Each application journey is configured by your organisation.
Officers review, decide, and issue
Completed applications arrive in the staff portal for review. Officers assess applications, ask for more information, record decisions, and issue licences.
The Nature Licensing Service is a configurable, cloud-based platform for statutory nature bodies, built specifically for nature licensing.
It handles the full licensing lifecycle: applicant journey, officer review, returns management, and reporting. Officers configure licence types, application and return flows through a browser-based interface. No code, no development or IT dependency.
Built by a team from Calba with five years of experience in nature licensing, NLS is designed from the ground up for statutory nature bodies.
Applicant portal
Guided, step-by-step application journey. Save progress and return. Consistent across licence types.
Staff portal
Staff configure licence types, application flows, guidance and questions, no developer needed.
Case management
Staff review submitted applications, manage returns, and track decisions in a single interface.
Reporting and data
Application volumes, licences issued, and decisions available for reporting without manual extraction.
Request a demonstration to see the staff configuration portal and applicant journey — configured by you,for your licence types, your workflows, and your reporting needs.
