Biodiversity Enhancement &
Management Plans
Plans setting out the biodiversity enhancements for your development and how they will be managed, ready to discharge your planning condition.
What is a Biodiversity Enhancement & Management Plan?
A Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan (BEMP) sets out the ecological enhancements to be delivered as part of a development, such as native planting, wildflower grassland, hedgerows, and bird and bat boxes, together with how they will be managed and maintained.
Our ecologists prepare clear, practical BEMPs that respond to your planning condition and give a workable schedule of enhancement measures, responsibilities and timings for whoever manages the site.
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Enhancement measures
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Management prescriptions
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Responsibilities & monitoring
Why you need a BEMP
A BEMP is often attached as a planning condition where a development is expected to deliver biodiversity enhancements.
Required by the LPA
Where enhancements are proposed or conditioned, an approved BEMP is usually needed prior to commencement on site.
Real, lasting gains
Our recommendations are easily implemented and either maintenance free or easily maintained, meaning delivery for wildlife in the long-term.
No ambiguity
A BEMP defines the measures, who manages them and the schedule of works.
BEMP FAQs
What is a BEMP?
A Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan sets out the ecological enhancements for a development and how they will be managed.
How is a BEMP different from a LEMP or HMMP?
A BEMP focuses on the enhancement measures and their management; a LEMP covers wider landscape and ecological features; an HMMP specifically secures and monitors Biodiversity Net Gain habitats.
Do I need a BEMP?
If your permission includes biodiversity enhancements or a condition requiring them, a BEMP is usually needed. Contact us for a free assessment.
Who prepares it?
A qualified ecologist prepares the BEMP specific to your site and consent.
Ready to discuss your project?
Our ecologists will review your site details and respond within one working day with a clear, no-obligation quote.