Credit Matching & Habitat Banks
Offsite BNG credits through managed habitat banks. Local, compliant biodiversity units matched to your development needs.
We work With
Developers
Farmers &
Landowners
Local Planning
Authorities (LPAs)
Land Agents
Connecting Development with Habitat Delivery
For many developments, achieving the required Biodiversity Net Gain onsite is impractical or inefficient. Our habitat banks provide a compliant, locally grounded solution. BNG Environmental facilitates collaborative matchmaking between developers who require biodiversity units and landowners who can deliver them. This ensures credits are created where they deliver the greatest ecological benefit while meeting regulatory requirements.
Helping Habitats Thrive
Our Process Explained
Offsite BNG Credits You Can Rely On
Habitat Banks with Real Ecological Value
Certainty for Developers, Opportunity for Landowners
Frequently Asked Questions
Biodiversity units are a quantified measure of biodiversity value calculated using the DEFRA Biodiversity Metric. Habitat banks are sites where habitats are created or enhanced specifically to generate these units for use as offsite Biodiversity Net Gain. Each unit represents a measurable ecological uplift secured for a minimum of 30 years.
Offsite BNG is required when the necessary biodiversity uplift cannot be delivered fully onsite due to space, design, or viability constraints. Planning policy requires developers to prioritise onsite delivery first, followed by offsite solutions, with statutory credits as a last resort.
Credits are matched based on habitat type, distinctiveness, and location, in line with DEFRA trading rules. Wherever possible, units are provided locally to support strategic nature recovery and meet Local Planning Authority expectations.
Yes. All credits are secured through appropriate legal mechanisms, such as Section 106 agreements or Conservation Covenants, ensuring habitats are protected, managed, and monitored for the full 30-year obligation period.
Yes. We work with farmers and landowners to assess land suitability, design habitat creation schemes, and bring habitat bank sites forward. We manage funding, delivery, and long-term stewardship, allowing landowners to benefit from a stable, long-term income stream.
