Dorset
TCS BNG038
Added on 18/06/2026
Overview
Description
Townsend Chartered Surveyors are regulated by the RICS and are the leading independent national broker of BNG, with over thirty years of experience trading similar land based intangible assets. We have/are advising on over 90 habitat banks throughout England. In the last two quarters of 2025 we placed sales worth over £7 million and in the first two quarters of 2026 are placing £4.4 million worth of sales with the number of purchaser's enquiries up by 50%. Most of our clients can compete on price in all LPAs and NCAs (and LNRSs) in England, bearing the cost of the Spatial Risk Multiplier themselves if needed. Therefore, our asking prices may be all that a purchaser has to pay to have the units delivered to their development site, wherever it is in England. Habitat bank 30-year budgets available. Aside from this particular site, these are the asking prices available from some of our other clients throughout England: Modified Grassland - £14,500 Other Neutral Grassland - £14,750 Other Lowland Acid Grassland - £15,500 Floodplain Wetland Mosaic & CFGM - £21,000 Traditional Orchard - £21,000 Upland Hay Meadow - £18,500 Lowland Meadows - £18,500 Lowland Dry Acid Grassland - £18,500 Reedbeds - £18,500 Purple Moor Grass & Rush Pasture - £25,000 Other Woodland; Broadleaved - £18,000 Other Woodland; Mixed - £18,000 Lowland Mixed Deciduous Woodland - £19,000 Wet Woodland - £19,000 Mixed Scrub - £15,000 Ponds (Non-priority Habitat) - £18,000 Rural Trees - £20,000 Species-rich Native Hedgerow - £17,000 Species-rich Native Hedgerow with Trees - £20,000 Species-rich Native Hedgerow - associated with Bank or Ditch - £19,000 Species-rich Native Hedgerow with Trees - associated with Bank or Ditch - £19,000 Native Hedgerow- associated with Bank or Ditch - £17,000 Other rivers and streams - £140,000 Asking prices are per unit, subject to contract, LPA/RB approval, VAT, lot sizes and the ‘bundle’ of different habitats needed, with potential further discounts available. This site is predominantly managed grassland used for pasture and hay production. A single parcel which stands alone to the south-west is cultivated agricultural land. There are also two small areas of wood within the site. Low density grazing will be employed as a management tool to encourage species rich grassland and parkland habitats. An area of wood pasture will be created and grazed with free roaming deer. Greater public access will be encouraged through the addition of several new footpaths. The landowner has been farming the land for 8 years and has engaged with environmentally orientated land management practices that well prepare them for the management activities required as part of this project. This Habitat Bank has been or is being added to Natural England's BNG Register and units are being reserved and purchased. For our latest prices and complete England wide availability of BNG units, many of which are not advertised on Gaia, click the contact seller button. This particular site is located in the Dorset LNRS.
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
National Character Area
Blackmore Vale and Vale of Wardour
Total Units
144.75 units
Unit Price
£14,750 - £21,000
Area Units
| Broad Habitat | Habitat | Distinctiveness | Available Units | Unit Price (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Other neutral grassland | Medium | 89.92 | £14,750 | |
| Grassland | Floodplain wetland mosaic and CFGM | High | 32.23 | £21,000 | |
| Wetland | Reedbeds | High | 2.3 | £18,500 | |
| Grassland | Traditional orchards | High | 9.25 | £21,000 | |
| Woodland and forest | Other woodland; broadleaved | Medium | 8.53 | £18,000 | |
| Individual trees | Rural tree | Medium | 0.27 | £20,000 |
Hedgerow Units
| Broad Habitat | Habitat | Distinctiveness | Available Units | Unit Price (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedgerow | Species-rich native hedgerow with trees | High | 2.25 | £18,500 |
Dorset
Available
Blackmore Vale and Vale of Wardour
Townsend Chartered Surveyors
Townsend Chartered Surveyors, Matford Park Road, Exeter, EX2 8FD
Units available:
144.75
144.75
Unit price:
£14,750 - £21,000