Melton Mowbray | BNG Units in Melton
Located in Melton, this habitat bank sits within the Trent and Belvoir Vales National Character Area and delivers grassland, woodland, scrub, wetland and hedgerow units to support off-site Biodiversity Net Gain requirements. The site may also support developments in nearby authorities including Rushcliffe, Rutland, Harborough, South Kesteven and Charnwood, where off-site units may be required to meet BNG obligations, subject to spatial risk considerations and project-specific assessment.
Key Facts
Local Planning Authority (LPA): Melton
National Character Area (NCA): Trent and Belvoir Vales
HMMP: Yes
Legal Agreement: Conservation Covenant (pending)
Total units (indicative): 399.45
Overview
Melton Mowbray is an ILM biodiversity gain site in Melton, positioned within the Trent and Belvoir Vales National Character Area. At approximately 67 hectares, this is one of the larger habitat banks in the ILM portfolio.
This habitat bank delivers a diverse range of habitat types, including Other Neutral Grassland, Lowland Meadows, Mixed Scrub, Other Woodland: Broadleaved, Reedbeds, and four hedgerow types, generating units across medium, high and very high distinctiveness categories. The breadth of habitat types and distinctiveness levels makes this site particularly well suited to developments with multi-habitat deficits requiring a single-site procurement solution.
An HMMP is in place and a Conservation Covenant is being progressed. Units are available to reserve now ahead of legal completion and registration.
The following units are currently available from Melton Mowbray. Availability may change as units are allocated to live projects.
Units Available
BNG Suitability
Melton Mowbray provides units across medium, high and very high distinctiveness, allowing developers to meet BNG trading rules where like-for-like or trading up is required. The site delivers area-based and hedgerow units from a single allocation, simplifying procurement for projects with deficits across multiple habitat types and distinctiveness levels.
Its location within the Trent and Belvoir Vales NCA typically supports compliance with spatial risk multiplier considerations for developments in and around Melton, subject to the latest statutory biodiversity metric rules and project-specific assessment. Developers building within the same NCA or LPA may benefit from a lower spatial risk multiplier, potentially reducing the total number of units required to meet their off-site BNG obligation. The site's position within the Leicestershire Leicester and Rutland LNRS area may also be relevant as the spatial risk framework transitions toward LNRS boundaries.
