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Biodiversity Net Gain

Biodiversity net gain legislation links

Legislation derived from:

Environment act 20211, Schedule 14 

National Planning Policy Framework2 15: 174(d); 179(b); 180(d) 

Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 3(implemented by the Environment Act 2021)


Other useful links 

Biodiversity metric 4.04 

Government guidance homepage5 

Planning Advisory Service FAQs6 

  1. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/14
  2. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2
  3. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/8/schedule/7A
  4. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statutory-biodiversity-metric-tools-and-guides
  5. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/biodiversity-net-gain
  6. https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/events/pas-past-events/biodiversity-net-gain-local-authorities/biodiversity-net-gain-faqs

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