Charnwood’s BNG level is set at 10%.

The NPPF states: "applicants are encouraged to consider biodiversity net gain early in the development process and factor it into site selection and design. Where appropriate, they should discuss the biodiversity net gain requirements for their development upfront with the relevant local planning authority utilising any pre-application advice services offered by them. This could help establish whether development proposals would be subject to biodiversity net gain and, if they are, enable feedback on the proposed strategy for achieving the biodiversity gain objective and consideration of the Biodiversity Gain Hierarchy to inform the design of the proposals"

Please note, If you work for the LPA and wish to add additional information, please inform the Joe's Blooms team here.

Charnwood’s pre-application advice service can be foundhere.

Charnwood is part of the Leicestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be foundhere.

Specific BNG requirements are set out in Policy 2.1 of theBiodiversity Planning Guidance (adopted May 2022).

Securing biodiversity net gain on-site contributes towards the overall sustainability of development proposals. It should be considered from the start of the development process – not as a token addition. Whilst the scale of net gain from individual minor proposal may appear slight their cumulative contribution has the potential to be significant. The financial implications of securing net gain on-site does not have to place an unnecessary burden upon development proposals, particularly if biodiversity is considered from the start of the process. Indeed, the inclusion of biodiversity within proposals can add significant value to development, specifically in terms of enhancing visual character and appearance.

See also the Local Plan (adopted July 2021).

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