Biodiversity Net Gain Summit for NSIPs 2026

Every onshore NSIP application that is submitted to the Planning Inspectorate from 2nd November 2026 must deliver a minimum 10% net increase in biodiversity. The policy position is now settled: laying out a consistent requirement across all NSIP types with no sector-specific exemptions.

Last year’s summit explored early strategies for a policy still taking shape. This year’s is built around delivery. With policy going live in just a few weeks and DCO programmes already running through the transition, delegates need practical answers on securing units at scale, structuring procurement, and managing thirty years of liability on projects that may not break ground for a decade.

Status update: The guidance is in – but what’s changed since the consultation and what is still missing. What do you need in place to be ready?

Managing risk: We know the risks, but how do we manage them? Who is liable for delivery and who is enforcing?

Delivery options: On-site BNG, off-site Biodiversity Units, bespoke Habitat Banks, and statutory credits as a last resort. What’s new, which option is best for your project, and what team do you need to assemble to deliver at NSIP scale?

This BNG Summit for NSIPs will give delegates the opportunity to hear from renowned industry experts, including specialists already delivering strategic biodiversity solutions for major projects, alongside key representatives from notable NSIPs and leading consultancies.
Confirmed speakers:

• Julia Baker - Global Submarket Lead for Biodiversity & Nature, Mott MacDonald
• Dr Sally Fraser - Senior Associate Director, Biodiversity Net Gain Lead, Jacobs
• Matthew Hanson - Associate Director of Ecology and Biodiversity Net Gain Lead for England, AECOM
• Alan Kirby - Technical Director (Ecology), Logika Consultants
• Charles Sheldon - Delivery Director, HF Environmental
• Cathryn Tracey - Partner, Burges Salmon
• Angus Walker - Partner, Planning, Environment, Parliamentary and Compulsory Purchase, TLT
• Claire Wansbury - Fellow and Technical Director (Ecology), AtkinsRéalis
• Nick White - Principal Advisor, Net Gain, Natural England
• Ørsted - representative TBC

Delegates from across the NSIP sector: developers, consultants, planners, land promoters, and government stakeholders involved in delivering nationally significant energy, transport, water, waste, and wastewater projects in England.

30 Euston Square, London NW1 2FB

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Environment Bank is the leading BNG provider for NSIPs and major development. With England’s largest and fastest-growing network of BNG Habitat Banks and a multi-disciplinary team of specialists, we provide flexible biodiversity delivery options for the world’s biggest organisations.

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This event is for professionals only working directly within BNG, NSIPs or the development sector. Anyone outside these parameters, or whom Environment Bank deems a competitor, may be added to the waiting list or declined.

Info: Where are we at? Are we ready to go? What is missing?

Info: We now know what the risks are, but how do we manage them and how are they enforced?

Info: What’s new when it comes to delivery – will off-the-shelf work? Who do you need to work with, what team do you need to assemble?

Info: Emma Toovey, Chief Nature Office, Environment Bank

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