East Staffordshire’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.

East Staffordshire’s pre-application advice service can be foundhere.

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

Specific BNG requirements are set out Policy 29 of theLocal Plan (Adopted 15 October 2015).

In considering proposals for development the Council will seek to protect, maintain and enhance the biodiversity and geodiversity of the Borough through the following measures: Ensuring that development retains, protects and enhances features of biological or geological interest, and provides for the appropriate management of these features Ensuring that development produces a net gain in biodiversity in line with UK and/or Staffordshire Biodiversity Action Plan species, and biodiversity opportunities Supporting proposals which improve the environment by reclaiming and improving derelict, contaminated, vacant or unsightly land for biodiversity value Supporting developments with multi-functional benefits, particularly those relating to health, education, social inclusion and environmental protection Ensuring development does not disturb or damage soils of high environmental 152 value and, where development is proposed, soil resources are conserved and managed in a sustainable way Development proposals that would have a

See also the BNG Page.

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