Pre-Implementation
Site identification
Finding suitable sites with potential to generate BNG units.
Initial assessment
High-level review of the site's potential before significant investment is made.
Ecological baseline
Full ecological baseline surveys to establish the site's existing biodiversity value.
BNG opportunity assessment
Identifying potential habitat creation and enhancement opportunities.
BNG Metric
Calculating the potential biodiversity units generated by the proposed scheme.
HMMP
Developing the Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan.
Financial modelling
Assessing the financial viability of the BNG scheme over its 30-year life.
Legal and commercial structures
Advising on potential structures involving landowners, companies, groups and subsidiaries.
Contracts
Supporting the agreements required between the relevant parties.
Long-term legal security
Advice around mechanisms such as S106 agreements and Conservation Covenants, including responsibilities.
Risk and insurance
Assessing key delivery risks and insurance considerations.
Go / No-Go
Providing an informed assessment of whether a BNG opportunity should proceed.
Unit registration and sales
We don't just create units. We help bring them to market.
Once a BNG scheme has been established, we can support:
- Registration of biodiversity units
- Unit marketing
- Developer engagement
- Unit sales
- Contractual arrangements
Post-implementation
BNG is a 30-year commitment
Our service can continue beyond the point of unit sale.
We can support:
- Periodic HMMP reviews
- Maintenance scheduling
- Management activities
- Monitoring
- S106 reviews and actions
- Conservation Covenant reviews and actions
This is particularly important because it differentiates the company from businesses whose proposition ends once the BNG units have been sold. These post-implementation services are explicitly identified in the source document.
