Including the closely related term biodiversity net.
… Evidence and monitoring Landscape and Biodiversity Landscape and Biodiversity Biodiversity Net Gain Study The requirement for biodiversity net gain was introduced through Section 17 of the Environment Act 2021. This requires a net gain in biodiversity to be achieved, initially onsite or if not viable or achievable fully on site then through a local levy towards a local…
… strategically important offsite scheme before any buying or selling of biodiversity credits at a national level. The 10% included in Schedule 17 of the Environment Act should be considered the minimum during the transition period until Oct 2023. It is expected the DEFRA Biodiversity Metric will be used to establish the baseline for a site and to accompany any biodiversity net gain plan submitted. The Arun…
… Biodiversity Net Gain Study November 2022 is being considered by Planning Policy committee on 24 November 2022. Once approved it will set out the baseline evidence at a strategic level, to help inform input to the metric and directs actions towards appropriate locations where biodiversity net gains will achieve the optimum benefit for nature recovery or expansion. This is presented in parts 1 and 2…
… of the reports below. In addition, the study provides advice on development of planning policy in any Local Plan update (once resumed), as well as to inform future work to take forward an Arun localised offset levy. This is contained in parts 3 and 4 of the Biodiversity Net Gain Study with Appendices below. Arun biodiversity net gain study[pdf] 4MB…
… Figure 3.1 - Primary Function of GI Assets [pdf] 6MB Figure 3.2 - Access Links & Access to Recreation [pdf] 4MB Figure 3.3 - IMD [pdf] 2MB Figure 3.4 - Conserving & Enhancing Biodiversity [pdf] 4MB Figure 3.5 - Sense of Place [pdf] 4MB…