Information about biodiversity net gain and how it changes developments
Through the Environment Act (2021) the Government is introducing new Biodiversity Net Gain regulations. These stipulate that development must have a positive impact on biodiversity, which means that almost all new developments must be able to show that they result in more, or better quality, natural habitats than existed before the development took place.
This will change the process of applying for planning permission because it means developers must make plans for improving the biodiversity of development sites and provide additional documents to demonstrate how they will deliver these plans.