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

Huntingdonshire is part of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be found here.

Specific BNG Requirements are set out in Policy 8.3 of the Local Plan (adopted May 2019).

'Biodiversity and Geodiversity' seeks to protect and enhance the natural environment of ecological and geological value with the aim of achieving net gains for biodiversity. Trees, woodland, hedges and hedgerows are dealt with specifically in 'Trees, Woodland, Hedges and Hedgerows'. Open and green spaces of all sizes make a valuable contribution to local communities, whether they are publicly accessible or not, and as such 'Protection of Open Space' seeks to ensure that spaces that are particularly valued are not lost but are protected and enhanced by sympathetic development.

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