We walk through the four key criteria for calculating BNG units for major developments in England.

How Greenshank's BNG and nutrient neutrality solutions help developers stay compliant while meeting their planning needs.

How deforestation affects UK and global biodiversity - from habitat loss and species extinction to disrupted ecosystems - and how BNG can help.

Don't put your project at risk of delays. Ensure every box is ticked with our handy developer's checklist for BNG council submissions.

Comparing and contrasting Section 106 agreements and conservation covenants for developers looking for BNG units.

Press coverage of Greenshank Environmental from July to September 2026, including ENDS Report, Estates Gazette, Kent Online and the launch of Lydeway in Wiltshire.

A step-by-step guide for landowners looking to sell their land as BNG units, and how Greenshank can help at every stage of the process.

Find out how biodiversity net gain legislation works under the Environment Act 2021, what it requires, and which developments are exempt.

Find out how nutrient mitigation schemes work for landowners, how nutrient credits are generated, and how to combine nutrient and BNG income.

Find out what nutrient neutrality is, which catchments are affected, and how to secure nutrient credits for planning permission.

Find out how investment in natural assets works, the main asset classes, key risks, and how habitat banking fits within an investment strategy.

Ten clear reasons why maintaining biodiversity matters, from food security and flood regulation to climate resilience, medicine, and wellbeing.

Practical ways to increase biodiversity in the UK, from wildlife-friendly gardens to habitat banking and biodiversity net gain for landowners.

Real-world examples of how biodiversity net gain is being achieved in the UK, on site measures, habitat banking, and integrated approaches.

Find out what the BNG spatial risk multiplier is, how it increases your off site unit requirements, and how to minimise its impact on project costs.

Understand how irreplaceable habitats work within biodiversity net gain, the full list of habitat types, and bespoke compensation requirements.

Find out how the four BNG trading rules work, what exceptional ecological circumstances trigger Rule 4, and how the advance function applies.

Find out what the BNG small sites metric is, which sites can use it, and how it differs from the full statutory metric.

Find out what BNG units are, how they are calculated, and how developers and landowners buy and sell biodiversity units under BNG rules.

Find out what the mitigation hierarchy is, its four steps, and how it underpins biodiversity net gain and BNG compliance in the UK.

Find out what biodiversity net gain planning involves, how to demonstrate BNG, and what local planning authorities expect from developers.

Find out what a biodiversity net gain assessment involves, who can carry one out, and how it's used to calculate your BNG requirements.

Find out how much BNG units and credits cost, what drives BNG unit prices, and how to buy biodiversity units for your development.

England's rivers already breach safe sewage pollution limits. The first Environmental Delivery Plan risks making it worse, at the taxpayer's expense.

Find out what the statutory biodiversity metric is, how it calculates BNG units, and what developers need to know to use the metric tool correctly.

A look at natural capital, what it means to developers, and how landowners can generate income from it through projects with Greenshank.

Government's first Environmental Delivery Plan risks costing taxpayers more while delivering less nature

Why solving the climate crisis means aligning policy and finance behind nature-based markets

How to measure biodiversity through species richness, and its role in BNG assessments.

Press coverage of Greenshank Environmental from April to June 2026, led by Natural England's approval of the Stodmarsh scheme in Kent, plus Blackbarn Farm and a new NSIP lead.

Press coverage of Greenshank Environmental from January to March 2026, including BBC coverage of the Stonehill Habitat Bank and comment in The Planner and BE News.

Press coverage of Greenshank Environmental from October to December 2025, including the launch of our online marketplace, Trinity Farm in Wellington and The Wrangle.

A review of Greenshank's Drainage Ditch Methodology for Nutrient Mitigation

Understand Eligibility Criteria and Legal Requirements.

How we can facilitate the use of nature-based solutions for nutrient mitigation.

Combining market-leading expertise in onsite and offsite mitigation.

Stuart brings a wealth of development experience to the team.

An Alternative approach to Nutrient Funding

A letter written to The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP

The quest for a greener, more sustainable future has led to remarkable innovations in technology.

The quest for a greener, more sustainable future has led to remarkable innovations in technology.

December 2022 Outline of Nutrient Neutrality Regulations

The quest for a greener, more sustainable future has led to remarkable innovations in technology.

Land Fallowing works, but there are better options

Greenshank Environmental is committed to helping the development sector respond to the requirements of Nutrient Neutrality: the requirement for new development to offset the nutrient pollution it creates.