Church Farm is a registered Biodiversity Gain Site in Stratford-on-Avon providing off-site biodiversity units for developers seeking BNG units in Warwickshire and the surrounding area.
Located within Stratford-on-Avon District Council, the Arden National Character Area and Warwickshire LNRS area, the site provides 52.86 indicative biodiversity units across Other Neutral Grassland, Mixed Scrub and Rural Trees.
Key Facts
BGS Reference: BGS-250826001
Local Planning Authority (LPA): Stratford-on-Avon District Council
National Character Area (NCA): Arden
LNRS: Warwickshire
HMMP: Yes
Legal Agreement: Conservation Covenant
Status: Registered
Total units (indicative): 52.86
Overview
Church Farm is an ILM biodiversity gain site in Stratford-on-Avon, positioned within the Arden National Character Area and Warwickshire LNRS area. The site provides off-site biodiversity units across grassland, scrub and individual tree habitats for developments requiring Biodiversity Net Gain in Warwickshire and the surrounding area.
The habitat bank delivers Other Neutral Grassland, Mixed Scrub and Rural Trees, with grassland and scrub accounting for the majority of available units. This combination makes Church Farm particularly relevant to developments with deficits across more than one area-based habitat type, with individual tree units also available from the same site.
An approved Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan is in place, the site is legally secured through a Conservation Covenant and Church Farm is registered on the Biodiversity Gain Sites Register under reference BGS-250826001. Units are available for allocation to suitable development projects.
Biodiversity Units Available
The following biodiversity units are currently available from Church Farm. Availability may change as units are allocated to live projects.
Suitable For
Developments requiring Other Neutral Grassland units
Projects requiring Mixed Scrub units
Developments with both grassland and scrub habitat deficits
Projects requiring medium distinctiveness area-based habitats
Schemes within or around the Arden National Character Area
Developments seeking registered off-site BNG units in Warwickshire
Coverage
Church Farm sits within Stratford-on-Avon District and the Arden National Character Area, with neighbouring planning areas extending across Warwickshire, the West Midlands, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire.
Developments within neighbouring LPAs, NCAs and LNRS areas may also be able to utilise units from the habitat bank, subject to Biodiversity Net Gain trading rules, spatial risk and project-specific assessment.
BNG Suitability
Developers seeking BNG units in Stratford-on-Avon or wider Warwickshire may find Church Farm particularly relevant where projects require medium distinctiveness grassland and scrub habitats. Other Neutral Grassland and Mixed Scrub make up the majority of the site's unit provision, with Rural Tree units providing an additional habitat option from the same biodiversity gain site.
The combination may allow suitable developments with multiple habitat deficits to procure different habitat types through a single off-site allocation, subject to Biodiversity Net Gain trading rules and project-specific assessment.
Church Farm's location within the Arden National Character Area should also be considered when assessing the spatial relationship between the development and off-site habitat provision.
As a registered habitat bank with an approved HMMP and secured Conservation Covenant, Church Farm is available for developers looking to progress off-site BNG procurement in line with their project programme.
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Church Farm provides 52.86 indicative biodiversity units across Other Neutral Grassland, Mixed Scrub and Rural Tree habitats. All three habitat types are classified as medium distinctiveness in the current site data.
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Church Farm is within the Stratford-on-Avon District Council area, the Arden National Character Area and Warwickshire LNRS area.
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Potentially. Church Farm has neighbouring planning authorities, NCAs and LNRS areas across the Midlands and surrounding regions. Suitability will depend on the development's location, habitat requirements, applicable spatial risk and the Biodiversity Metric assessment.
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Send ILM your Biodiversity Metric and development details. The team can review your habitat requirements, current unit availability, trading rules and the geographic relationship between your development and Church Farm.
