North Yorkshire Moors’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.

North Yorkshire Moors’s pre-application advice service can be foundhere.

North Yorkshire Moors is part of the North Yorkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Information can be found here.

Specific BNG Requirements are set out in Policy H of the Local Plan (adopted July 2020).

All development and activities will be expected to:

a) Maintain and where appropriate enhance features of ecological value and recognised geodiversity assets;

b) Maximise opportunities to strengthen the integrity and resilience of habitats and species within the National Park and provide a net gain in biodiversity; including those species for which the National Park supports a significant proportion of the regional or national populations and those found at the edge of their range. Examples would include nightjar, honey buzzard, goshawk and turtle dove

See also the BNG Page.

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