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Biodiversity Net Gain – Implications for Summix
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Whilst the recent Planning and National Press has been understandably focused on the Labour Government reforms to accelerate housing and economic delivery, the planning industry is now starting to acclimatise to the aims of The Environment Act 2021. The Act has an overall objective to “leave the environment in a better state than we found it”. A key enabler for achieving this is the statutory requirement for assessing and demonstrating Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). This came into force for large sites in January 2024 and for small sites in April 2024.
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