Month: January 2024

Updates from Defra – January 

This month, we’re introducing our new blog series “Updates from Defra”. Each month, the team at Defra send us their updates, and we’ll share the top picks which we believe are important and helpful for you, our community of Land App users, here on the blog.

January 2024 Product Update

Explore the latest Land App update featuring enhanced feature navigation, improved photo management, and detailed toolbox descriptions for all users. Additionally, Professional users can now access the Biodiversity Net Gain Estimator tool, revolutionising planning and land management capabilities. Free Subscription Updates Click through overlapping featuresEasily navigate overlapping features like land registry data by clicking through …

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The UK Habitat Classification System: How it works

The UK Habitat Classification system (also referred to as UKHab) is a coding system used for surveying and classifying habitats when conducting a habitat assessment. By assigning specific ecological features a primary habitat code, secondary code, and condition score, it enables ecosystems to be mapped with accuracy and detail.

What is Biodiversity Net Gain?

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a central policy for both development and conservation in England, introducing a new focus to the way we approach land development. This blog explores what BNG is: its key points, purpose, and why it matters to various stakeholders.

Woolley & Wallis: Planning and Development Made Easy with Land App

In this case study, Chris Cary, Senior Rural Surveyor at Woolley & Wallis details how his company has fully embraced Land App and explains how the mapping platform now acts as an integral tool to their planning and development department. Chris outlines that “we are heavily involved with rural planning, with instructions ranging from the positioning of Milk Vending Machines to the conversion of whole farmsteads into housing or commercial estates. Whatever the job, Land App proves invaluable for every application in some shape or form”.