Why shoulder the burden of 30 years of costly onsite monitoring and potential enforcement? Instead, let all obligations be our responsibility away from your site.
1) Ensuring the Success of Your Planning Application. When it comes to your planning application, success is paramount. We will create additional units at no cost to act as a planning gain for the developers pending planning application.
2) No upfront cost
Developers already face significant challenges and rising costs. We invest upfront to support your planning application and do not require any payment until consent is secured and you are ready to proceed with development.
3) The most cost-effective BNG units in the market
At Bio Net Gains, we are the only nationwide provider that owns the land on which our units are created. This gives us a fundamental cost advantage. Other larger providers typically operate by securing long-term agreements with third-party landowners. These arrangements often involve complex lease structures, revenue-sharing models, legal costs, and ongoing management obligations over 30 years or more. All of these layers introduce additional cost, risk, and administrative burden—which are ultimately reflected in the price paid by developers.
By contrast, because we own the land outright, we eliminate the need for leases, third-party agreements, and associated overheads. This streamlined model allows us to pass significant savings directly to developers, while also offering greater certainty and control over delivery.
4) Creating BNG Units When None Exist
In situations where Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) units are not readily available, we take proactive steps. Suppose you encounter the need to offset a specific high-distinctiveness habitat, but none exists within your Local Planning Authority or National Character Area. Instead of being compelled to purchase costly statutory Credits —which can amount to hundreds of thousands of pounds in some cases — we step in. Our commitment is to create the necessary habitat for you, significantly reducing expenses for the developer. Choose Bio Net Gains for a sustainable and cost-effective approach!
5) Flexible Unit Sizes
At Bio Net Gains, we offer versatility in unit sizes. Whether you need a substantial allocation or a more precise fraction, we’ve got you covered. Our range extends all the way down to 0.1 units, ensuring that you can tailor your Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) to your specific requirements. Choose the perfect fit for your project!
6) Optimizing Unit Requirements for Your Development
At Bio Net Gains, we recognise that development sites can sometimes unintentionally over-deliver Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), leading to unnecessary costs and long-term obligations without delivering additional ecological benefit compared to offsite gains.
For example, creating a habitat such as lowland meadow within a development can significantly increase costs compared to delivering the same habitat off-site. On-site provision can require extensive ecological reporting, the establishment of complex species mixes, and up to 30 years of ongoing management and monitoring—along with potential enforcement risks for the developer.
Current planning guidance recognises that off-site habitat delivery can be just as effective as on-site provision. By taking a strategic approach, we help ensure BNG requirements are met in a more efficient, proportionate, and cost-effective way.
Our team of planning experts conducts thorough evaluations, leveraging advanced algorithms to analyze the metrics. Through this process, we identify optimal solutions that not only meet Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements but also save developers significant costs. Choose efficiency and financial prudence with Bio Net Gains!
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