Conservation Covenants Biodiversity Net Gain

Conservation Covenants for BNG? 

Biodiversity Net Gain requires habitat creation and enhancement to be secured, managed, and monitored for a minimum of 30 years. This commitment must be legally binding and enforceable irrespective of future changes in land ownership or management — a requirement that Conservation Covenants are designed to meet. 

A Conservation Covenant for BNG typically helps with: 

• Meeting the legal requirement for 30+ year habitat security 
• Registering habitat parcels on the statutory biodiversity gain site register 
• Selling or purchasing BNG units with confidence that the underlying land commitment is enforceable 
• Moving faster than a Section 106 negotiation, particularly across multiple sites or developers 
• Reducing reliance on individual local planning authorities for sign-off and long-term oversight 

Who this applies to

BNG delivery touches almost every part of the development and land-management chain. Depending on your role, the practical benefits look a little different: 

• Landowners — bringing land forward as a BNG offset site 
• Developers — securing offsite BNG units and onsite BNG when required
• Utility companies & infrastructure providers — delivering BNG across linear and multi-site projects.  
• Local authorities — securing BNG on council-owned land.
• National Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) — securing offsite net gain at scale.