Biodiversity Net Gain Services
Need a Biodiversity Net Gain assessment for planning?
Green Shoots Ecology provides clear, practical BNG advice for planning applications and development projects across London, Essex, Hertfordshire and the South East.
BNG can feel complicated, especially if you are unsure whether it applies to your site or what your local planning authority will expect. We help make the process clearer from the start, so you know what is needed, what the likely constraints are, and how to move your application forward.
Our BNG services include:
- UKHab habitat surveys
- QGIS habitat mapping
- habitat condition assessments
- Statutory BNG biodiversity metric calculations
- BNG reports for planning applications
- advice on achieving the required biodiversity net gain
- input into landscape plans and habitat creation proposals
- Biodiversity Net Gain Plans
- Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans
We aim to give straightforward advice that is proportionate to your site and your planning requirements. Where possible, we help identify practical ways to achieve BNG without unnecessary delay or over-complication.
For many projects, the best first step is to get early advice before layouts or landscape plans are fixed. This can help avoid costly changes later and make it easier to design a scheme that works for both planning and biodiversity.
Please contact Green Shoots Ecology if you need a BNG assessment, biodiversity metric calculation, or Biodiversity Gain Plan We will be happy to review your project and provide a clear quote.