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

Broxbourne is part of the Hertfordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be foundhere.

Specific BNG requirements are set out in Policy 5.31 of the Local Plan (adopted June 2020).

Applications should indicate how net gains can be provided for biodiversity across the site, which may require restrictions on public access in some locations where biodiversity gains can best be achieved. Public access to Cheshunt Park should be designed so as to minimise conflict with wildlife corridors, either by identifying alternative public access points to the Park or by providing appropriate mitigations. Applications should also indicate how the historic environment can be preserved at Wormleybury, and how the significance of the scheduled monuments of Perrior’s Manor and the moated house can be better revealed.

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