Kingwell partners with Forest organisations to deliver the first Biodiversity Net Gain and Nitrate Mitigation scheme in the New Forest
Kingwell (Aubrey) Limited (Kingwell) is delighted to announce the Keyhaven Natural Capital Scheme to be delivered on its 605-acre farm at Keyhaven, near Milford on Sea, Hampshire.
Keyhaven sits between 80 acres of reed marshes at the mouth of the Avon Water and 500 acres of Keyhaven Saltmarsh at Hurst Point. Once established, the land being turned over from farming to nature will connect a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Ramsar site and Special Conservation Areas to create a 1,000-acre ‘reserve’ west of the Pennington Marshes.
Kingwell has recently signed two Section 106 legal agreements with both Local Planning Authorities (LPA) — New Forest District Council (NFDC) and New Forest National Park Authority (NFNPA) — to create a stacked Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and Nitrate Mitigation scheme supported by Natural England.
Developed in partnership with NFDC, NFNPA and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (the Trust), BNG habitats will be brought forward in phases to respond to market demand, with each area being registered on the national BNG register.
Developers now must ensure wildlife is left in a better state than it
was before any development takes place, which requires a 10%
improvement or ‘Biodiversity Net Gain’. The habitat creation required to
achieve 10% net gain can be undertaken within the applicant’s
development site or BNG units can be purchased offsite from schemes such
as the Keyhaven Natural Capital Scheme, should provision for onsite
mitigation not be feasible.
Posted On: 15/11/2024
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