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...
