To secure ongoing monitoring, management and maintenance of the site and its habitats and ecological features, to ensure intended outcomes are realised for the long term.

• Give assurance that expected benefits and outcomes will be achieved over the long term in a sustainable and efficient way using sound, well planned and monitored management practices.
• Assist site owners, clients and occupiers with managing and improving site ecology for the long term or, where relevant, the zone of influence by developing a landscape and habitat management plan.
• Help to improve corporate and local image and demonstrate compliance with statutory requirements.
• Improve social cohesion and the overall level of local positive environmental stewardship and awareness by encouraging open and transparent management and maintenance arrangements which incorporate community involvement and education.

Many well intentioned design aspirations are not realised in practice if sound management arrangements are not established and maintained during construction, handover and ongoing operation of a site. This is especially the case where responsibility is transferred throughout different project stages.

Appropriate landscape and habitat management arrangements are essential to help ensure the long term sustainability of ecological features in-practice. As well as supporting ecology, this helps to realise the multiple benefits that improving ecological value can contribute to high quality and attractive outdoor spaces associated with the site (including its 'Zone of Influence').

For long-term management arrangements to be valuable, they must be based on a robust understanding of: the site's ecological value, how negative impacts need to be mitigated and where feasible how ecology can be enhanced.