ECOLOGISTS
Specialist BNG & Planning Consultants
Ready to Buy BNG Units
Work with the Ecological Landscapes team for practical, effective solutions to any environmental & planning challenge. We minimise costs for your clients and maximise biodiversity gains. We're experts in Biodiversity Net Gain, Nutrient Neutrality, and planning & ecology strategies in the South Coast of England.
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Biodiversity Net Gain
Recent UK legislation mandates that all new developments in England achieve a minimum of 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), achieved through habitat creation and land management strategies maintained over 30 years.
As ecological experts, your role includes guiding developers in calculating BNG requirements, designing habitat enhancements, and ensuring compliance with legal and ecological standards throughout the project lifecycle. Our team offers comprehensive support—assisting with habitat surveys, metric calculations, and coordinating with local planning authorities (LPAs).
We handle all offsite habitat management, monitoring, and reporting obligations, ensuring secure, third-party-verified BNG unit transactions that mitigate project risk and facilitate expedited planning approvals. This streamlined process helps developers meet regulations efficiently while delivering measurable ecological benefits.
How to Buy Biodiversity Net Gain Units
Buy Established BNG Units
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Buy Established BNG Units
Purchase ready to go Biodiversity Net Gain units directly from Eco-logical Landscapes.
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Fully compliant & established BNG units available now.
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For projects with multiple or highly distinct habitat types.
Intelligent planning strategies based on deep understanding of the legislation to maximise ecological gains and financial efficiency.
Bespoke BNG
Solutions
Availability
Certificate
Include a certificate of BNG unit availability with your client's planning application, with no requirement to buy.
Prices are fixed and availability is secure meaning no delays or unexpected complications.
Nutrient Mitigation
Over 25% of local planning authorities (LPAs), including Chichester District Council, require new dwellings to meet nutrient neutrality standards to protect sensitive waterbodies such as Chichester Harbour. We provide clear, expert support to navigate these complex regulations efficiently. You can send us your project details, nitrate budget calculator, or site plan for assessment.
Then, through a single straightforward transaction, purchase nitrate mitigation credits that offset your project's nutrient impacts. We take full responsibility for delivering and managing the off-site mitigation measures. By securing these credits, you ensure your client complies with nutrient neutrality obligations, avoiding delays or refusals and contributing to ecological conservation within designated catchments.
Strategic Ecological Planning
Our CIEEM accredited ecologists are specialists in Biodiversity Net Gain & planning in the South of England. We will work with you to help your clients achieve the best possible results from their developments, both financially & for the natural environment.
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We can guide you through this complex process, or you can simply purchase Biodiversity Net Gain Units, Nitrate Mitigation credits, and other necessary environmental resources based on the specific requirements of your clients.
Water Neutrality
Water neutrality is an essential part of planning applications for developments in places under 'water stress' including parts of West Sussex and Hampshire. Our ecologists, lawyers, & planning specialists are experts in creating effective strategies, particularly for the sensitive Solent Catchment area, which will
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Minimise the environmental impact of your clients' developments
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Expedite planning approval
There are many options to create a water neutrality budget including on site mitigation through rain capturing, and grey water recycling.​
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Species Mitigation
Mitigating harm to protected species is a cornerstone of responsible development and ecological best practice. Understanding the ecology of a site and the needs of developers are essential to inform site selection and project design before plans are drawn up. The Eco-logical Landscapes team are experienced at working with developers and at achieving the maximum possible environmental benefits within spacial and financial constraints.
Where effects cannot be fully avoided, we secure Natural England mitigation licences backed by robust survey data and site-specific proposals, such as species translocation, bespoke habitat replacement, and detailed monitoring regimes, ensuring projects meet statutory requirements and maintain the conservation status of all affected populations.
Carbon Credits
Carbon credits play an increasingly important role in sustainable development and planning, providing a tool to offset residual greenhouse gas emissions that cannot be eliminated on-site. Each high-integrity carbon credit reflects one metric tonne of verified carbon dioxide (or equivalent) reduced or removed, through projects such as reforestation. Incorporating carbon credits into planning aligns with the UK’s legally binding net zero targets for 2050. Projects benefit from transparent reporting of credits used, integration with broader decarbonisation strategies.
Our credits are verified against leading standards to ensure permanent and measurable ecological benefits. Buy carbon credits directly or involve our ecologists in planning to help ensure that offsetting forms part of a holistic carbon management approach—prioritising reduction, verifying credit quality, and supporting habitat-focused initiatives that deliver co-benefits for biodiversity and climate.
Phosphate Credits
Phosphate credits achieve nutrient neutrality in environmentally sensitive catchments impacted by phosphate pollution. Our credits include constructed wetlands, which are designed to remove phosphates from water through biological uptake by native plant species and microbial processes. Developers are allocated credits based on stringent technical, legal, and ecological standards, often tied to Section 106 agreements or planning conditions.
Ecologists should note that securing these credits requires demonstration of effective phosphate mitigation before development begins, ensuring compliance with Habitats Regulations and safeguarding watercourse ecosystems against nutrient enrichment, while enabling sustainable development. Combine your knowledge with ours to design, monitor, and verify phosphate removal interventions, maintaining the ecological integrity of aquatic habitats. We specialise in phosphate credits for the Solent Catchment and, where applicable, across West Sussex & Hampshire.