JO TOWNSON MRICS
Maximising the value of
Biodiversity Net Gain
From January 2024, any new housing or infrastructure development in England is subject to new biodiversity net gain (BNG) rules and guidelines. They state that if a project needs planning consent, developers need to replace lost biodiversity – and add 10% – somewhere within the same local borough. That land must then be preserved for at least 30 years.
The ultimate goal is to create and maintain more natural habitats and improve our local environments. To do this, developers and planning authorities can purchase land off-site for biodiversity development. Farmers and landowners can sell that land – a BNG unit – to profit from any areas that are unsuitable for farming.
JO TOWNSON MRICS
Whether you want to buy BNG units or find out how much your land could be worth under the generous Biodiversity Net Gain scheme, we’re here to help you with every stage of the process.
An opportunity has arisen at Whirley Fold Farm, North-West Macclesfield where it is foreseen that up to 43.15 BNG units are available to purchase on this site.
This historic Estate is one of the very first to pioneer this approach and offer its land for fulfilling off-site BNG ‘units’ to developers in Cheshire.
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