Biodiversity Net Gain Units

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is an approach to the management of development, land and marine which leaves nature in a measurably better state than prior to any developments having taken place. 

Currently, although certain sites are protected, there are limited mechanisms to value, maintain, enhance or create wider habitats. As a result habitats continue to be lost to development, reducing nature's ability to connect and thrive. 

With the upcoming changes to the Environment Act, most developments will need to deliver a minimum 10% Biodiversity Net Gain. BNG is additional to existing habitat and species protections, intended to reinforce the mitigation hierarchy. BNG also aims to create new habitats in addition to enhancing existing habitats, ensuring the ecological connectivity they provide for wildlife is retained and improved.

 

We have an extensive portfolio of habitat creation and enhancement projects including species rich wild grasslands, enriched meadows and wetland schemes. We are then able to utilise these valuable improvements to generate Biodiversity Net Gain units. Developers can then use these BNG units as an offset to achieve the necessary net gain for their developments. 

 

We encourage developers to engage with us early on in their planning journey so we can help advise and guide their biodiversity and nutrient mitigation plan to ensure that the best outcomes are achieved.