Rossendale’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.

Rossendale’s pre-application advice service can be found here.

Rossendale is part of the Lancashire Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be found here.

Specific BNG Requirements are set out in the BNG Report (adopted January 2024).

The grant of planning permissions for new developments can have significant impacts on biodiversity. In line with the National Planning Policy Framework, the Local Plan for Rossendale (2019 to 2036) seeks to ensure that for all proposals, “there is no adverse impact to the natural environment, biodiversity and green infrastructure unless suitable mitigation measures are proposed and the Council will seek biodiversity net gain consistent with the current national policy”. The statutory biodiversity net gain framework was introduced on 12th February 2024 for major development applications and will be extended on 2nd April 2024 for nonmajor development applications. Developments subject to the general biodiversity net gain condition must provide atleast a 10% biodiversity net gain post-development. Gains will be monitored in the Authority Monitoring Reports and Biodiversity Reports.

A new Local Plan is currently being developed.

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