14 February 2024
Webinar round-up: Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain comes into force – what this means
Biodiversity net gain, or BNG, is finally came into force for larger planning applications on 12 February 2024 and smaller ones will be on 2 April 2024. This means that improving biodiversity by at least 10% compared with what is to be lost through development is now the law from those dates.
In our latest webinar Angus Walker, Planning and Infrastructure Partner, analysed:
- the final set up of the regime and how it has changed;
- how landowners can make the most of it; and
- what planning applications will involve from 12 February.
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