Chapter 7•Environmental Assessments & Permitting
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Modify the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
Modify BNG implementation
Full Recommendation Text
When BNG is extended over to the NSIP/DCO process, it should, in the case of low-carbon infrastructure:
- Exclude land used for temporary purposes.
- Cover only land actually affected, rather than the entire Order Limits.
- Include preserved habitats as a positive outcome of the end state.
- And keep to one BNG calculation throughout, even if policy changes during the approvals process.
Decommissioning activities (both civil and defence) should be entirely excluded from BNG requirements.
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Ownership
Primary Owner
DEFRA
Key Regulators
Natural England
Delivery Timeline
394 days
31 Dec 26
Original target: December 2026
Scope
Sectors
civildefence
Domains
environmentalplanning
Implementation Type
secondary legislationguidance
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