General Advice
Local validation requirements here
Ashfield’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.
Pre-Application Advice Service
Ashfield’s pre-application advice service can be foundhere.
Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Ashfield is part of the Nottinghamshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be foundhere.
Specific Requirements
Specific BNG requirements are set out in theSupplementary Planning Guidance.
The main purpose of this guidance is to assist planning applicants and developers to understand the importance of nature, and how development can help deliver biodiversity improvements and net gains. It includes:
Biodiversity information required when submitting a planning application
How to apply the mitigation hierarchy to all development proposals
How to assess Biodiversity Net Gain (BGN) where required
Examples of how to integrate biodiversity into developments
A step by step guide to biodiversity and the planning application process
Checklists to assist applicants in demonstrating full consideration in their submission
See also the Local Plan (adopted August 2023).
Strategic Significance
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