Case Study: BNG Without the Learning Curve
Charles Dunn at Urbana Planning had a client ready to start on site - a care home in Barnsley being converted into 24 apartments - planning approved.
First, however, the BNG condition needed to be discharged - and neither Charles nor his client had been through the process before.
They needed a partner who could guide them through it confidently - and very quickly.
A partnership approach
Within three days we'd evaluated the metric against BNG legislation and Barnsley Council's requirements, and come back with a range of BNG unit supply options and pricing.
Over the following few days we worked closely alongside Charles and his client - comparing suppliers, talking through implications, and helping select the right fit. The best option was competitively priced local units from Green Earth Group.
Contract signed within 10 days of the first contact.
Repeatable results
Charles delivered a professional BNG outcome for his client without needing to become a BNG specialist. The developer started on site without delay, and Urbana now has a process - and partner - they can rely on for every future project that needs off-site BNG.
"I always want to bring people into our teams who simplify processes and speed up our route to dealing with increasingly complex policy and regulation. Biodiversity Units UK do this; it is a pleasure to work with them."
Charles Dunn, Director, Urbana Planning
BNG doesn't have to be your problem to solve.
We work alongside planning consultants, developers and ecologists so BNG never holds up your project.
Options in days - whole-of-market access across 165+ habitat banks means you get a range of competitively priced unit options, fast
Matched pricing on units - you pay the same as going direct to the habitat bank, with our market intelligence and range of options included
BNG Certainty - need more than just units? We can manage the full process: negotiation, documentation, Biodiversity Gain Plan and condition discharge support, all through a single point of contact
Hundreds of successful projects - across 280+ Local Planning Authorities, so we know what works where you're building
"The key was having different BNG supply options ready fast - Urbana needed to compare and decide quickly with their client, and ensure results based on what we have experience that works."
Richard Dean, Biodiversity Units UK
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