Uttlesford’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.

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

Uttlesford is part of the Hertfordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be found here.

Specific BNG requirements are set out in Policy 4.13 of theLocal Plan (Adopted November 2023).

One of the areas of considerable concern to local people is the biodiversity value and ecological status of much of the land in the district where agriculture dominates the landscape and fragile chalk stream ecosystems have been endangered through pollution and over-abstraction. Our Plan includes policies to protect the natural environment but also to encourage increased access to open space and semi-natural habitats areas. A critical requirement of the Environment Act 2021 refers to the relatively new concept of Biodiversity Net Gain aimed at enhancing the natural environment through development projects.

See also the BNG Page.

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