Sat, 02 May 2026 10:50:13 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305595#Comment_305595 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305595#Comment_305595 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 11:49:14 +0000 fostertom https://news.exeter.gov.uk/exeter-is-home-to-the-first-registered-habitat-bank-in-the-country/
Sounds scammy! An easy-out for developers. Having destroyed biodiversity on their own site, as per normal, a payment to the council gets some wildflowers and hedges on a tiny (3.2ha) site, which is itself protected against development or agri-monoculture for a whole 30yrs!

"our mission to have a registered habitat bank in every local planning authority"
How can each authority's small habitat bank's biodiversity gain possibly match the cumulative loss, whether by %age or by acreage, on any number of developers' sites?]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305597#Comment_305597 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305597#Comment_305597 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 13:20:49 +0000 Dominic Cooney Hierarchy of locations for the offsetting - on site first, then nearby, then elsewhere.
Some sites will score so highly that they can’t realistically be offset (ancient woodland)
Some places, like the improved grassland around us, will be the lowest score possible, so could easily score higher with different management methods and would love to see trees or wild places instead.
Hedgerows and tree planting on many sites can easily increase the score.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305598#Comment_305598 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305598#Comment_305598 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 13:51:50 +0000 fostertom https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305599#Comment_305599 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305599#Comment_305599 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 17:26:59 +0000 Dominic Cooney I don’t think they are suggesting that it will provide for all of the developments, it’s just the first one to get registered. Probably more of an advertisement than an article!]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305600#Comment_305600 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305600#Comment_305600 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 17:40:25 +0000 fostertom https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305604#Comment_305604 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18108&Focus=305604#Comment_305604 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 19:26:04 +0000 Dominic Cooney I think it’s called a multiplier or something]]>