Epsom & Ewell’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.

Epsom & Ewell’s pre-application advice service can be foundhere.

Epsom & Ewell is part of the Surrey Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be found here.

Specific BNG Requirements are set out in Policy 7.68 of the Draft Local Plan (adopted February 2023).

7.68 Biodiversity net gain should be additional to any habitat creation required to mitigate or compensate for impacts of new development and should be delivered even if there are no losses through development. Biodiversity net gain should not be applied to irreplaceable habitats.

See also the BNG Page with the Biodiversity Action Plan.

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