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📌 Important update in the infrastructure planning landscape! 🌱 The government has officially confirmed that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) (BNG) rules will be mandatory starting from February 12, 2024. 📅🌍 🏡🌳Despite the deadline extension, research indicates that locally adopted policies and the looming 10% BNG requirement have already influenced planning applications in England. 📰👥Check out Angus Walker, Partner at BDB Pitmans' insights on the market shifts in response to the impending BNG implementation in his article for Property Week. Read the article here: https://ow.ly/bh1n50QuQXa #BiodiversityNetGain #BNGRules #GovernmentUpdate #EnvironmentalRegulations #SustainableDevelopment #PlanningApplications #BNGImpact #StayInformed #PropertyNews #dkukmember #dkuk #strongertogether #wecelebratedanishness #weconnectpeople #wehaveagoodtime

Think about BNG for all schemes now moving forward (inc. Minor developments!). With statutory Biodiversity Net Gain requirements now in place for both major and minor developments, Julia Chowings, Partner in our Gerald Eve Planning and Development team, sets out some of the potential implications of this in CoStar. In this piece, Julia sets out some practical planning strategies to address BNG and developers should be factoring these into their development plans.

It’s #BNG day! From today, major applications will be required to demonstrate 10% Biodiversity Net Gain as the long-awaited BNG requirements, established within the 2021 Environment Act, finally come into effect. Our planning team summarises the other key dates, exemptions, application requirements and more… 👇 #biodiversitynetgain #environmentact #planningapplications #builtenvironment

Biodiversity Net Gain: A New Requirement for Developments in England to Positively Impact the Environment Main points 💡 • From February 12, 2024, most grants of planning permission in England will be subject to a condition to secure a BNG of 10%. • Before development can commence, developers will be required to obtain the LPA's approval of a biodiversity gain plan demonstrating how the development will deliver a BNG of 10% and ensure this is maintained for a minimum of 30 years. • Although some may view this as a further hurdle to development, this as an opportunity to make a positive impact on the natural environment. It is the start of a growing movement to increase the emphasis placed on biodiversity and natural capital. What do you think of this new requirement? Read more below. #biodiversitynetgain #developments #biodiversity #AVAL

IMPORTANT: Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is here - and it's one of the biggest changes to planning in over 30 years. Josh Kitson, Director in our Planning and Environment team, highlights the importance of getting to grips with these changes. From today (12 February 2024), new applications for major development will be required to deliver BNG of 10%. Josh reviews the different approaches that developers can take to address the new BNG obligations. This must follow the hierarchy of – on-site, off-site and, as a last resort, statutory credits. Developers should look to take a strategic view of these issues, to ensure sites can be developed in an efficient manner which deliver the required gain. Find out more about this as well as our dedicated BNG panel at UKREiiF, below. #BiodiversityNetGain #EnvironmentalLaw #PlanningLaw #WalkerMorris #ForgeYourOwnPath

ICYMI: Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) arrived on 12 February 2024 - and it's one of the biggest changes to planning in over 30 years. Josh Kitson, Director in our Planning and Environment team, highlights the importance of getting to grips with these changes. From 12 February 2024, new applications for major development will be required to deliver BNG of 10%. Josh reviews the different approaches that developers can take to address the new BNG obligations. This must follow the hierarchy of – on-site, off-site and, as a last resort, statutory credits. Developers should look to take a strategic view of these issues, to ensure sites can be developed in an efficient manner which deliver the required gain. Find out more about this as well as our dedicated BNG panel at UKREiiF, below. #BiodiversityNetGain #EnvironmentalLaw #PlanningLaw #WalkerMorris #ForgeYourOwnPath

We're bringing you another speed read, and today it's our Planning Speed Read, in which Matthew Hills examines two key issues: ◾ Key challenges in implementing Biodiversity Net Gain ◾ The New Homes Accelerator Programme. Stay informed with this essential update for planning professionals > https://lnkd.in/e4hdbgjD #NHA #BNG #BiodiversityNetGain #Planning #BuiltEnvironment

Explore how developers can create a 30-year biodiversity management plan! 🏘️♻️ The new government Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) legislation is now live for housing developers in England. These new regulations will require developers to deliver at least a 10% increase in biodiversity on all sites for 30 years minimum. Within this blog we detail a step-by-step guide on how housing developers can create a robust biodiversity management plan, and what support is available in order to comply with the new regulations. Read more here: https://hubs.ly/Q02m1S4Y0 #LAND360 #BNG #BiodiversityNetGain #HousingDevelopers #Sustainability

England has officially implemented BNG, making it mandatory for new developments. In this article, Dr Robin McArthur, chair of the Joe's Blooms Advisory Board, explores how Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) are crucial in ensuring compliance. It’s official – biodiversity net gain or #BNG is being rolled out across England, meaning one of the biggest opportunities for nature-positive planning in a generation has become a reality. In the lead-up to BNG’s implementation, there’s been a lot of talk about the responsibilities the policy has introduced, specifically for Local Planning Authorities (#LPAs), who play an important role in making sure developers are meeting the law’s necessary requirements during the planning process. https://bit.ly/3Ii26a6

Biodiversity net gain is an approach to development and land management, that aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than it was beforehand. Earlier this month it became mandatory that all new planning permissions submitted in England under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 deliver a biodiversity net gain of 10% for at least 30 years. Developments of smaller sites have a little longer before this applies. Rebecca C. and Phillipa Roblett, experts in our planning team, look at ways in which developers can meet this requirement and they types of development that will be exempt. #bng #biodiversitynetgain #planninglaw #planningpermission