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How to maintain thriving habitats with on-going BNG support

How to maintain thriving habitats with on-going BNG support

Published on 07 Feb 2025

🌿 Biodiversity Net Gain: What Happens After Development? 🌿

BNG isn’t just about creating new habitats - it’s about keeping them thriving for at least 30 years.

But who ensures these gains last, and how does long-term management work? As part of the process, developers must submit a Biodiversity Gain Plan, outlining how the site will be maintained over time.

Long-term management involves:

✅Regular habitat monitoring to track progress.

✅ Active maintenance, such as controlling invasive species or replanting.

✅Adaptive management - adjusting plans if habitats aren’t performing as expected.

For BNG to be truly effective, long-term financial planning is essential to prevent habitat decline. While the future of BNG long-term management continues to evolve, local authorities and Natural England may carry out compliance checks to ensure commitments are upheld.

💚Do you need support with your BNG strategy?

Whether you're at the start of the planning process or refining a management plan, our Consultancy team is here to help.

Contact us at Consultancy@ChevronGS.com to find out more.

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“Chevron Green Consultancy, as part of our strategic supply chain have been working on landscape assessments within our survey programme of the soft estate. These surveys ascertain requirements for specific habitat management, resulting in a valuable data source which will inform effective future resource allocation and asset management. Our innovation in commissioning the surveys and the very high-quality data provided from CGC has been recognised nationally by National Highways as the standard required across all areas and is now the benchmark set for other areas to achieve.”

Nick Pilcher, Senior Environmental Specialist, National Highways

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JayJay Whitehead, Interim Area Operations Manager, Chevron Traffic Management

“We have been working with Chevron Green Services for the past three months now on our HMPF contract, maintaining TfL’s trees and vegetation in the North London area. The teams provided by Dean and Matt have been first class and really have delivered some real quality work within a short timeframe. A fantastic team and company and I look forward to our continued collaboration.”

Matt Smith, Horticultural Supervisor, TKJV

“We are really pleased with the service provided by Chevron Green Services as part of our strategic supply chain. They’re very helpful; planning, organising and delivering all works streams to a high quality. We’re very happy with the level of service on our grassland and woodland plots and are looking forward to continuing our relationship with Chevron Green Services.”

Gary Lewis, Soft Estate Manager, Connect Plus Services

“From the offset Chevron Green Services were very professional. At the very first meeting Chevron Green Services reinforced Kier Highways strict stakeholder management policy and offered up assurances to a worried landowner. These assurances were upheld tenfold as the project met its conclusion. National Highways and Kier Highways were very happy with the stakeholder management as well as the quality of the works and agreed that they are happy to continue to work with Chevron Green Services in the future.”

Michael Smith, Project Manager Area 4 Schemes Dept, Kier Highways

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