Bridge Farm | BNG Units in East Suffolk
Bridge Farm is a registered Biodiversity Gain Site in East Suffolk providing off-site biodiversity units for developers seeking BNG units in East Suffolk and surrounding authorities. Located within the East Suffolk Local Planning Authority and the South Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands National Character Area, the site delivers wet woodland, traditional orchard and lowland meadow habitats to support off-site Biodiversity Net Gain requirements.
The combination of woodland and grassland habitats provides biodiversity units across high and very high distinctiveness categories, making Bridge Farm suitable for developments requiring multiple habitat types from a single habitat bank, subject to Biodiversity Net Gain trading rules and project-specific assessment.
Last updated: July 2026
Key Facts
BGS-160125001
Local Planning Authority (LPA): East Suffolk
National Character Area (NCA): South Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands
(LNRS): Suffolk
HMMP: Yes
Legal Agreement: Section 106
Total units (indicative): 35.45
Overview
Bridge Farm is an Integrated Land Management (ILM) Biodiversity Gain Site located within the East Suffolk Local Planning Authority and the South Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands National Character Area.
The habitat bank delivers Traditional Orchards, Lowland Meadows and Wet Woodland, generating biodiversity units across high and very high distinctiveness habitat categories. The range of habitats available enables developers to source multiple habitat types from a single registered site where appropriate.
The site is fully registered on the Biodiversity Gain Site Register, with an approved Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan secured through a Section 106 Agreement, providing long-term certainty for habitat delivery and management.
The following units are currently available from Bridge Farm. Availability may change as units are allocated to live projects.
With over 35 indicative biodiversity units available across woodland and grassland habitats, Bridge Farm provides developers with access to both high and very high distinctiveness units from a single registered Biodiversity Gain Site.
Suitable For
Bridge Farm may be suitable for developments within East Suffolk and neighbouring authorities. Suitability depends on the Biodiversity Metric, habitat requirements, Biodiversity Net Gain trading rules and the applicable spatial risk multiplier.
Developments requiring high and very high distinctiveness habitat units
Projects seeking both woodland and grassland habitats from a single habitat bank
Residential developments
Commercial developments
Infrastructure projects
Schemes within or near the South Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands National Character Area
Developments This Site May Support
Bridge Farm may be suitable for developers within:
East Suffolk
Mid Suffolk
Babergh
Ipswich
Broadland
South Norfolk
Developments within these neighbouring authorities may be able to utilise units from this habitat bank, subject to project-specific assessment, Biodiversity Net Gain trading rules and the applicable spatial risk multiplier.
The site’s location within the Suffolk Local Nature Recovery Strategy area may also become increasingly relevant as Biodiversity Net Gain policy continues to transition towards LNRS-based strategic significance and spatial risk considerations.
BNG Suitability
Developers seeking BNG units in East Suffolk may find Bridge Farm particularly suitable where projects require a combination of high and very high distinctiveness habitats. The site provides biodiversity units across woodland and grassland habitat types, supporting developments that need to satisfy BNG trading rules through appropriate habitat replacement or trading up where required.
It’s location within the South Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands National Character Area may support compliance with spatial risk multiplier considerations for developments within the same National Character Area or nearby locations, subject to the latest Statutory Biodiversity Metric guidance and project-specific assessment. As BNG policy continues to evolve, the site’s position within the Suffolk Local Nature Recover area may become increasingly relevant when considering strategic significance.
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Bridge Farm delivers biodiversity units across Traditional Orchards, Lowland Meadows and Wet Woodland habitats.
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Yes. Bridge Farm is fully registered on the Biodiversity Gain Site Register and secured through a Section 106 Agreement.
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Yes. Please contact ILM to discuss current availability and reservation options for your project.
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Suitability depends on your Biodiversity Metric, habitat requirements and BNG trading rules. ILM can review your project and advise whether Bridge Farm is appropriate.
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Contact ILM with your statutory Biodiversity Metric or development details and the team will advise on availability, suitability and the next steps.
Enquire About BNG Units
If you are seeking off-site biodiversity units in Leicestershire or the surrounding area, contact ILM to discuss availability. Providing your biodiversity metric and development details will help the team confirm suitability and identify the units best matched to your projects.
