Biodiversity Net Gain

Key Benefits:

Spatially Enabled
Contains all key BNG Metric Data
Fully Integrated with Planning
Fully Integrated with S106 Agreements
Compliant with National Reporting Requirements
Designed by Ecologists

Designed to allow the Local Authority to fulfil its duties of monitoring Biodiversity Net Gain sites.

The MasterGov Biodiversity Net Gain module provides the functionality for the Local Authority to fulfil its obligation to monitor and / or inspect strategic Biodiversity Net Gain sites for 30 years following the approval of the planning application. Additionally the module will enable the authority to report this data (textual and spatial) to central government and Natural England.

Features Include:

30 year Site Monitoring Capability
Mobile Working Capabilities
Ability to upload BNG Metrics
Document Management System
GIS Integration

From the 8th February 2024, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) became mandatory in England. The MasterGov Biodiversity Net Gain module records all "significant" BNG sites as designated by the authority and their related planning applications and legal agreements. The module will allow the authority to schedule visits to the sites to inspect their progress towards meeting the 10%+ gain as documented in the sites' Net Gain Plan. Details of the inspections, whether carried out by the local authority or the developer/land owner, can be recorded in the system and subsequently reported on.

Progress towards the achievement of the 10%+ gain can be recorded at a granular level by habitat type and area. Recording of the data at this level will provide the authority with its own register of "Strategic" BNG sites, contributing to the authority's commitment to climate change and improving nature and the general environment.

As with other MasterGov modules, the BNG module is supplied with GIS functionality, workflow, alert / reminder functionality, reporting and a document management system.

Core Features

MasterGov is packed with common features available to all modules

Workflow

The MasterGov suite contains an integrated workflow system. This task-based system allows the Council to define workflow processes for each module and have the system automatically apply them as the case progresses.

Notifications

MasterGov is supplied with Alert and Reminder capability, allowing custom alerts / reminders to be sent to specific officers to alert them of a forthcoming deadline.

Full GIS Solutions

MasterGov is supplied with QGIS GIS Solution, providing you with all the tools required for spatial data capture, analysis and constraint checking.

Access Control

DEF recommend using an Active Directory group which is added to the SQL Server database to provide system access. In doing so the DBA does not have to add individual users to the database server. Instead individual users will be added to the AD group.

Document Management

MasterGov has its own Document Management System for storing letters, documents, certificates, emails and photographs relating to records stored in the database.

Reporting

MasterGov takes advantage of Microsoft's SSRS Reporting functionality to allow limitless Reports and Dashboards to be created across all modules within the MasterGov suite. Management dashboards and automated report delivery included as standard.