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ARTICLE · 20 FEBRUARY 2024

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Is Here: Why It's Important

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"Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a new compulsory condition on planning permissions. Put plainly, BNG is one of the biggest changes to planning in over 30 years.

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Josh Kitson
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"Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a new compulsory condition on planning permissions. Put plainly, BNG is one of the biggest changes to planning in over 30 years. It's likely to affect over 100,000 planning applications every year. It's an issue for all developers to grapple with."

Josh Kitson, Director, Planning & Environment

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG): What developers need to know

BNG seeks to ensure development has a positive impact on biodiversity – delivering a net gain when compared to the pre-development position. For applications from 12 February 2024, developers will be required to deliver a gain of 10%. 1

Development sites will be scored according to a biodiversity metric.

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