Unlock Biodiversity Net Gain regulations with Biodiversity Units from Environment Bank
With an expanding network of Habitat Banks across England, we can provide local or adjacent Biodiversity Units, enabling you to meet your Biodiversity Net Gain regulations through off-site mitigation. Subject to availability, our units are ready to be purchased now, offering a clean break from all long-term liability often associated with on-site delivery. With a dedicated team of ecology, planning and legal experts, we provide a cost-effective and frictionless route through the planning process.
See below a list of our Habitat Banks and available Biodiversity Units.
North East
North West
Yorkshire
Harrogate Habitat Bank
Local planning authority:
North Yorkshire Council
National Character Area:
Pennines Dales Fringe
Biodiversity Units available:
Rural tree
Mixed scrub
Lowland meadows
Ponds (priority habitat)
Other neutral grassland
Species-rich native hedgerow
Other woodland; broadleaved
Lowland mixed deciduous woodland
East Midlands
London & South East
Ardingly Habitat Bank
Local planning authority:
Mid Sussex District Council
National Character Area:
High Weald
Biodiversity Units available:
Hedgerow
Mixed scrub
Lowland meadows
Other neutral grassland
Ponds (non-priority habitat)
Other woodland; broadleaved
Lowland mixed deciduous woodland
Biodiversity Units available:
Hedgerow
Mixed scrub
Lowland meadows
Other neutral grassland
Ponds (non-priority habitat)
Other woodland; broadleaved
Lowland mixed deciduous woodland
Species-rich native hedgerow with trees
Upcoming: Horam Habitat Bank
Local planning authority:
Wealden District Council
National Character Area:
High Weald
Region: London & South East
Upcoming: Buckingham Habitat Bank
Local planning authority:
Buckinghamshire Council
National Character Area:
Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands
Region: London & South East
Upcoming: Greatworth Habitat Bank
Local planning authority:
West Northamptonshire Council
National Character Area:
Northamptonshire Uplands
Region: London & South East
South West
Chippenham Habitat Bank
Local planning authority:
Wiltshire Council
National Character Area:
Avon Vales
Biodiversity Units available:
Ditches
Rural tree
Reedbeds
Mixed scrub
Lowland meadows
Ponds (priority habitat)
Other neutral grassland
Other rivers and streams
Other woodland; broadleaved
Species-rich native hedgerow with trees
Upcoming: Mawgan Habitat Bank
Local planning authority:
Cornwall Council
National Character Area:
The Lizard
Region: South West
Upcoming: Longhope Habitat Bank
Local planning authority:
Forest of Dean District Council
National Character Area:
Forest of Dean and Lower Wye
Region: South West
Upcoming: Highworth Habitat Bank
Local planning authority:
Swindon Borough Council
National Character Area:
Upper Thames Clay Vales
Region: South West
Our Habitat Bank network is expanding
If you can’t find the Biodiversity Units you require, please contact us for an up to date list of Habitat Banks and available units.
