Meet biodiversity net gain requirements: steps for developers
What you need to do as a developer to meet biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Applies to England
1. Find out about BNG听
Check if your development is exempt from BNG听
2. Decide how you鈥檒l achieve BNG听
Find out how you can achieve BNG听
What you can count towards a development鈥檚 BNG听
3. Measure a habitat or development鈥檚 impact on biodiversity听
Calculate the biodiversity value of your site before development听
Calculate how many units your development needs听
4. Follow the steps for the BNG option you choose听
皇冠体育appre are different steps for each option in the biodiversity gain hierarchy. You can combine all 3 options.听
Make on-site gains听
Enter a legal agreement for your significant on-site gains
Submit your habitat management and monitoring plan for significant on-site gains听
Submit a biodiversity gain plan听
Find out more about how to make on-site gains听
Make off-site gains听
Find off-site units for sale 听
Enter a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain
Record the allocation of off-site gains to your development
Submit your habitat management and monitoring plan听
Submit a biodiversity gain plan听
Find out more about how to make off-site biodiversity gains 听
Buy statutory biodiversity credits
This option is a last resort if you cannot achieve on-site or off-site BNG.听
Estimate how much statutory credits will cost听
Check the price of statutory biodiversity credits听
Buy statutory biodiversity credits听
Submit a biodiversity gain plan听
Give feedback
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Updates to this page
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Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the 'draft guidance' label. Removed information about delivering 10% BNG for at least 30 years as this is not usually a step for developers.
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Added information about delivering 10% BNG for 30 years.
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First published.