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The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities (LPAs) and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
How local planning authorities can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
Find out how much your CITES permit, certificate or registration will cost.
Guidance for policy and decision makers to help them consider the value of a natural capital approach.
A list of the projects that have been awarded funding through Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme to support threatened species.
Use this service to estimate the cost of statutory biodiversity credits for a development.
Find out how to buy statutory biodiversity credits.
As a local authority or local planning authority, when to publish your biodiversity report and what to include.
Find out which habitats to include when calculating the pre-development biodiversity value for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs).
Guidance on the criteria and assessment process for land to contribute to 30by30 in England.
Standard rules for repairing and protecting up to 20 metres of main river bank using natural materials.
Buying statutory biodiversity credits is a last resort for developers who are unable to use on-site or off-site units to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
How to apply for funding to deliver water management works that raise water tables in lowland peat soils in England, including eligibility and costs.
Find out what IPM is and how to apply it on your land.
Find out what to do if you need to register a biodiversity gain site and record allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development with planning permission at the same time.
Guidance on section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, which prevents the wild release of certain plants and animals in England and Wales.
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