Stoke on Trent’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"

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Stoke on Trent’s pre-application advice service can be foundhere.

Stoke on Trent is part of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be foundhere.

Specific BNG requirements are set out in Policies 8.7.7 of the Climate Change section of theLocal Plan (Adopted January 2022).

Natural Capital is also considered closely alongside Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). BNG is an assessment of ecological value of biodiversity and habitats of existing sites and then as a result of any proposed development. The development should demonstrate a net gain in biodiversity either on-site, or if applicable, off-site through for example, habitat creation, additional landscaping and watercourse enhancement. It is assumed that BNG Policy considerations will be in a separate Planning Policy, but it is recommended that clear cross reference is made between the Policy areas.

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