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The Biodiversity Net Gain requirement expects developers to deliver a net increase of 10% in habitats that support natural biodiversity.
Our panel of biodiversity surveyors and ecologists is spread nationwide, covering many key locations like London, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, and Cardiff.
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Instruct a BNG Consultant to walk you through the biodiversity net gain assessment process so that you can satisfy local planning authority requirements and get planning approval for your project.
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Why Choose Us?
Biodiversity Surveyors has a panel of environmental surveyors and ecologists that specialise in delivering biodiversity net gain (BNG) assessments for planning applications.
You consultant will have extensive experience and be well-versed in guiding you through the planning process. They take clients from pre-development surveys all the way through to development plans that satisfy BNG metrics.
If you’re a developer who is working with a project that needs to deliver BNG, our panel of BNG consultants can help. We also help developers discover how to purchase statutory biodiversity credits, ensuring that projects meet their BNG obligations.
Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan (HMMP)
Ecologists via our organisation work in close conjunction with landowners and developers to establish Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans (HMMPs) that are fully compatible with site plans and achieve a Biodiversity Net Gain.
Existing habitats can often be enhanced, and new habitats can be created to favourable effect. One way to achieve this is to plant wildflower meadows, hedges, and trees. Another largely successful way to achieve this is through extensive planting (as at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London) and numerous other routes to habitat creation that favour the local condition.
Off-site offsetting
When on-site measures can not yield Biodiversity Net Gain, off-site solutions can be employed (i.e. biodiversity credits). Contact us to learn more.
Landowners:
Property owners can sell Biodiversity Credits while engaging local authorities or brokerages in the process. These credits are accumulated when landowners improve biodiversity on their land.
To earn the credits, property owners must undergo an assessment process using the UK Government’s Biodiversity Metric. They first need to get in touch with local authorities or brokerages to schedule a property survey. The property is then assessed for biodiversity.
Local authorities and brokerages use the results from these assessments to determine “net gain”: a conservation term that describes whether property under development has improved, worsened, or stayed the same in terms of biodiversity.
Your consultant BNG surveyor can help you with the above (including guidance on landscaping to plant wildflower meadows, hedgerows, trees, etc.).
