Assess the biodiversity value of their site before and after development to achieve a 10% Net Gain.
MOSS ARCHITECTURE X LEICESTER COLLEGE CASE STUDY
The proposed development retains 653 m2 of its 3,278 m2 area habitats and includes the design and implementation of a sustainable drainage system which feeds into a rain garden, planting of individual trees, and inclusion of a meadow mix to form neutral grassland. The development also enhanced the line of trees to a 'native hedgerow with trees' with medium distinctiveness. The total biodiversity units post-development were 0.90 for 'area habitats' and 0.26 for 'hedges and lines of trees'.
Overall, the BNG assessment showed that the development project at Leicester College Abbey Park Campus achieved a net gain in biodiversity, with an 21.11% increase in biodiversity units for area 'habitats' and a 16.85% increase in biodiversity units for 'hedgerows'.