Insights from a recent seminar exploring biodiversity credits, urban planning and ecological innovation. Urban environments present both challenges and opportunities for biodiversity enhancement. With current conversations focusing on biodiversity net gain (BNG), particularly in relation to the recent consultation on minor, medium, and brownfield sites (now closed), the role of biodiversity in cities is receiving […]| Planning Advisory Service
There are two live public consultations on biodiversity net gain: one on nationally significant infrastructure projects, and one on how we can help smaller developers to deliver the policy. Find out how to share your views.| Environment
Biodiversity Net Gain today (April 2) becomes mandatory for small site developments. As RichardPritchard asked back in February: ‘Are we Ready’? There’s a lot to learn and quickly for developers working with and submitting planning applications, and for local planning authorities (LPAs) receiving and considering them. Two of the big challenges for all of us […]| Planning Advisory Service
Mandatory biodiversity net gain under the Environment Act is just round the corner with Government confirming at the end of September that all the regulations and guidance setting out the details of legal requirements will be out in November and BNG will start for major applications in January 2024, swiftly followed by small sites in April 2024 and NSIPs by November 2025. PAS started its biodiversity net gain (BNG) project in March 2021 with the aim of helping local planning authorities (LPAs...| Planning Advisory Service