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

Sevenoaks is part of the Kent and Medway Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be foundhere.

Specific BNG Requirements are set out in Policy 8.34 of the Local Plan (adopted 2023).

8.34 Biodiversity Net Gain is an approach which aims to leave biodiversity in a measurably better state than before. The Government has legislated for a 10% increase in biodiversity, measured using a statutory biodiversity metric, on most development but will be exempting some types and scales of development through secondary legislation e.g. householder applications.

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