Monitoring BNG: Ensuring Biodiversity Gains Are Delivered and Maintained
Biodiversity net gain is judged on delivery, not intention. Since mandatory biodiversity net gain became a legal requirement under the Environment Act 2021, developers must show that biodiversity value will increase by at least 10%, measured in biodiversity units using the statutory biodiversity metric. What often receives less attention is the other half of the […]
What Local Planning Authorities Must Do to Deliver Biodiversity Net Gain
Biodiversity net gain is now a legal requirement in England, not an optional aspiration. Since mandatory biodiversity net gain came into force through the Environment Act 2021, local planning authorities have become the delivery engine of a statutory system designed to secure measurable biodiversity gains from development. For most planning permissions, biodiversity net gain is […]
