Further resources on monitoring

Monitoring fee calculator

You can charge developers for your monitoring costs. It’s vital to get this right, so you don’t end up with unfunded costs.

We’ve published a free monitoring fee calculator, along with guidance and a video walkthrough.

See the monitoring fee calculator

Government guidance

Government has produced a great deal of legislation and guidance on BNG.

The resources further up this page summarise most of what you need to know to get started.

If you’d like to read through the government guidance, the key places to look are:

• DLUHC Planning practice guidance – Biodiversity Net Gain
• Defra guidance – Biodiversity Net Gain: What Local Planning Authorities should do
• Defra guidance – Make on-site biodiversity gains as a developer
• Defra guidance – Enter a legal agreement for Biodiversity Net Gain