Mutable mandate? Sizing up the new BNG requirements

The long awaited mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain rules came into force on 12 February 2024 and are now affecting planning applications in England.

Two weeks on, commenting in Envirotec Magazine, partner Angus Walker states:

‘While there is likely to be a dip in the number of planning applications immediately following the rules coming into effect, as the regime becomes more familiar to developers and more landowners realise the economic benefits it offers them, activity will pick up and buying BNG land will become another routine part of the planning process.’

The full article can be accessed on the Envirotec website.