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

Haringey is part of the Greater London Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be foundhere.

Specific BNG requirements are set out in the Biodiversity Action Plan (adopted August 2022).

Under the Environment Act 2021 the Government mandated biodiversity net gain to ensure that new development enhances the environment, contributes to our ecological networks and conserves our precious landscapes. From November 2023, the Bill will make it mandatory for housing and development to achieve at least a 10% net gain in value for biodiversity for example planting a woodland or sowing a wildflower meadow with the minimum 30-year duration for which new biodiversity gains must be secured in future. Biodiversity Net Gain will highlight local nature recovery strategies to target investment into the environment, Access to nature matters (demonstrating the value of green spaces) and key development requirements following the Environment Bill (2023). This could help with securing gains for key habitats from external development, delivering the borough’s Local Development Framework to incorporate net gain for biodiversity. Legal and financial commitment from the Council to make sure that Biodiversity enhancements needs are an integrated part of the capital investment programme (to meet those targets) These are all Politically sensitive strategic key decisions that would need to be considered.

See also the Local Plan.

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