BNG Breakfast - Nottingham

This breakfast event will be breaking down everything developers, planners, architects and ecologists need to know about BNG in your area.

Two years since Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) came into effect and it’s already delivering on its promise – driving vital nature recovery without obstructing essential development. BNG is now helping unlock the projects needed to meet the UK's ambitious development targets, including building 1.5 million new homes, and seeing our valuable habitats restored. Join us for our latest breakfast event where we'll be sharing everything you need to know about BNG in your area. Learn about the recent consultation response and what that means for the policy.

We've carefully selected speakers with local expertise to offer guidance on the planning, ecology, and legal aspects of BNG policy, along with everything they have learnt over the past year. They'll be there to give an overview of BNG, explain its requirements, and set out the most effective options for BNG delivery available near you.

Attendance will be limited so you'll be able to speak directly with our experts who are ready to offer their support.

We’ll also be giving an exclusive virtual tour of our Newton Harcourt Habitat Bank – a live and registered BNG site that’s already generating off-site Biodiversity Units and helping to unlock development projects nearby.

Speakers

Sarah Stone MCIEEM, Technical Manager, BWB Consulting

Sarah Stone is an experienced ecology professional with nearly two decades of consultancy experience. As a Technical Manager of Ecology at BWB Consulting, she leads the in-house ecology team while remaining actively involved in day-to-day surveying and reporting. Sarah has extensive expertise across bat surveys, protected species assessments, EPS mitigation licences, habitat surveys, and Ecological Impact Assessments.

Catherine Astle, Head of Legal, Governance and Compliance, Environment Bank

Catherine Astle leads the Legal, Governance and Compliance team at Environment Bank, bringing over a decade of legal experience to the business.

Catherine has been with Environment Bank since 2024 and has built the in-house legal and compliance function, Catherineand her team support the business on the onboarding and governing of habitat banks right through to the sale and allocation of biodiversity units.

Catherine is a specialist in property and biodiversity net gain and brings extensive experience from previous senior legal roles.

Richard Bannister, Partnerships Account Director, Environment Bank

A Chartered Surveyor, the majority of Richard’s career has been spent working client-side in property development. Having gained a master’s degree in environmental economics and environmental management, he joined Environment Bank over a year ago.

He combines his learnings from his recent studies with his earlier professional experience to build understanding and strong relationships across the natural and built environment sectors. During his time at Environment Bank, he and his team have established a network of around 50 collaborating partner companies and organisations. He leads the growing business development team.

Marc Anderton, Senior Ecologist, Environment Bank

Ecologist with 14 years’ experience specialising in ornithology and botany. Experienced in delivering medium- to large-scale Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) schemes for infrastructure and residential developments, including two years working with the Environment Bank. Led multiple habitat bank designs across the Midlands and the North of England, combining species level expertise and practical habitat creation knowledge to support long term biodiversity outcomes.

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