GOV.UK — Statutory Guidance
BNG Collection (main hub)
The central GOV.UK page linking all BNG statutory guidance, tools, and services.
Understanding BNG
Overview guidance covering the key concepts, requirements, and delivery routes for BNG.
Statutory Credit Prices
Current credit pricing by tier, spatial risk multiplier details, and pricing review schedule.
Conservation Covenants
Guidance on creating covenants, becoming a responsible body, and the designation process.
Biodiversity Metric & Tools
The statutory metric spreadsheet, small sites metric, and user guides.
Natural England
BNG General Enquiries
For questions about BNG requirements, the metric, gain site registration, and general guidance. Natural England aims to reply within 10 working days.
Statutory Credits Service
For queries about specific credit applications, decision notice submissions, and credit purchase processing.
Natural England BNG Blog
Policy updates, case studies, and guidance from Natural England's BNG team.
DEFRA
Conservation Covenants Team
For responsible body applications, annual returns, and covenant-related queries.
LGA / Planning Advisory Service (PAS)
BNG Hub for LPAs
Comprehensive implementation guidance, the BNG Forum for planning officers, webinars, and support resources. The primary support hub for LPAs implementing BNG.
Statutory Credits Guidance for LPAs
How LPAs should handle statutory credit requests, the mitigation hierarchy, and credit purchase workflows.
Responsible Bodies Guidance
LGA guidance on responsible bodies and conservation covenants, including Q&A from the PAS BNG Forum.
Industry Resources
Green Finance Institute — BNG Working Group
Cross-sector working group with over 100 stakeholders. Published the BNG Roadmap for Action covering market challenges and proposed solutions.
The Wildlife Trusts — BNG & Responsible Bodies
Many Wildlife Trusts are designated responsible bodies offering conservation covenant services and habitat banking advice.
CIEEM — Chartered Institute of Ecology
The professional body for ecologists. Use their directory to find qualified ecologists for BNG surveys and metric calculations.
Market Intelligence
ectare.dev — BNG Market Intelligence Platform
Enriched gain site profiles, LPA supply gap analytics, unit availability data, metric file analyser, and professional BNG market intelligence. Our sister platform for BNG professionals.