BNG for Gloucestershire Planning Authorities

GNCF is working to ensure that a suitable supply of offsite biodiversity units is available within the administrative area for development sites. The aim is to keep nature and green finance within the county of Gloucestershire and as close to the development site as possible. 

GNCF will also support Planning Authorities in finding opportunities to deliver BNG on their own land holdings, ensuring that, where possible, multiple environmental benefits are delivered. Trees that are planted by GNCF will count towards Gloucestershire’s commitment to plant 1million trees.

A county-wide BNG unit database is operated by GNCF, so that sales, monitoring and maintenance can be tracked and registered as per the legislation requirements and shared on request with LPAs in the appropriate format. We are working with LPAs and the GLNP to ensure that BNG units support the Local Nature Recovery Strategy and Green Infrastructure strategies and keep funds from BNG in the local economy and the gains of nature recovery in Gloucestershire.

The GNCF is backed by the GLNP and GFirst LEP and will run a transparent operating policy and best practice in BNG application.