Lake District’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.

Lake District’s pre-application advice service can be foundhere.

Lake District is part of the Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be found here.

Specific BNG Requirements are set out in Policy 3.04.01 the Local Plan (adopted May 2021).

[3.04.01] We want to achieve bigger, better, more joined up and resilient habitats which support wildlife and species and improve ecosystem functions whilst respecting the evolution of the cultural landscape. We aim to protect biodiversity and deliver biodiversity net gain. We also want to avoid or minimise harm to sites of geodiversity interest.

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