In this short video, Jen Stott, Operations Manager at Biodiversity Units UK, walks through the Biodiversity Gain Plan template section by section and explains how to complete it in a way that satisfies your local planning authority and clearly demonstrates your 10 percent net gain.

Rather than simply accepting the initial BNG requirement, we applied our process know-how to help LNT navigate the planning system more effectively. Image provided by Environment Bank.

A common pain point we hear from developers, ecologists and planning consultants is the complexity of completing the Biodiversity Game Plan (BGP) – a crucial document required for planning sign-off under Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) rules.

The team has just wrapped up a 15 month journey - learning valuable lessons - in our Biodiversity Net Gain project in Milton Keynes for Greenlight a JV between Coltham and Delancey.

Case Study with Irwell's Affordable Homes in Manchester - A Tale of Two HMMP’s

One of the key learnings from our projects - such as Brentwood - is that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution.

“They found us suitable BNG Units and a solution which enabled us to quickly discharge the planning conditions to meet the client’s timescales.”