Lake District National Park
TCS BNG085
Added on 28/05/2026
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 consists of 3 enclosures entirely within the Lake District National Park. The site is covered by semi-improved neutral grassland typical of the upland fringe. Through a combination of green hay seeding and plug planting the reintroduction and establishment of key upland hay meadow indicators will be possible, leading to the creation of this very high distinctiveness habitat. The site is part of a much larger estate which manage large swathes of the landscape with the environment in mind. 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 Cumbria LNRS.
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
National Character Area
Orton Fells
Total Units
20 units
Unit Price
£18,500
Area Units
| Broad Habitat | Habitat | Distinctiveness | Available Units | Unit Price (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Upland hay meadows | Very High | 20 | £18,500 |
Lake District National Park
Available
Orton Fells
Townsend Chartered Surveyors
Townsend Chartered Surveyors, Matford Park Road, Exeter, EX2 8FD
Units available:
20
20
Unit price:
£18,500