Local Planning Authorities (LPA's) have the authority to establish guidelines that promote biodiversity net gain (BNG) and assist in identifying suitable local areas for habitat creation and improvement. This helps landowners who wish to sell off-site biodiversity units and developers who need to meet BNG requirements.
Kent Wildlife Trust’s Planning and Policy Team are already providing advice and comments to local planning officers to push for BNG assessments to be held to the highest standards, including the need for habitat creation and enhancement plans to be realistic and deliverable.
Our environmental consultancy, part of the Kent Wildlife Trust Group are working with local authorities to help develop their strategies and provide a range of BNG services including a BNG offsetting portal which lists client units available for sale now. By working with Adonis Blue you can access a wide range of BNG services and access expert advice and experience specific to Kent.
In Kent, the local nature recovery strategy and BNG unit registry is being developed by Kent County Council under the initiative Making Space for Nature who are working with a range of key stakeholders including Kent Wildlife Trust to develop their strategy and launch Kent's BNG registry.
