Derby LPA BNG

Derby, located in the East Midlands, is a compact unitary authority that blends dense urban development with valuable green infrastructure, river corridors, parks, and urban fringe farmland. Covering around 78 square kilometres, the city includes residential, commercial, and industrial areas along with important ecological features such as the River Derwent and its floodplain.

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Derby City Council requires most development proposals to deliver at least 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), in line with the Environment Act 2021. Developers must use the statutory biodiversity metric to demonstrate measurable improvements either on-site or via approved off-site biodiversity units.

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The Derby area lies within National Character Area Trent Valley Washlands, Derbyshire Peak Fringe and Lower Derwent, and Needlewood and South Derbyshire Claylands. This landscape features rivers, lowland grasslands, wet meadows, hedgerows, urban green space, and woodland pockets. Key species include water vole, otter, bats, great crested newt, and a variety of wetland birds and pollinators.

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Effective BNG delivery in Derby focuses on enhancing the urban river corridor, improving grasslands and woodland edges, increasing street-level biodiversity, and connecting habitat patches across a fragmented urban landscape.

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Our team provides comprehensive BNG support in Derby, including UKHab mapping, metric calculations, habitat surveys, and off-site unit procurement.