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BNG Guide: What is the mitigation hierarchy?
BNG Guide: What is the mitigation hierarchy?
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Written by Oliver Lewis
Updated over 3 months ago
  • Avoid adverse effects

  • If you can't avoid the adverse effects, mitgating them

  • Enhancing the onsite habitat

You need to make sure you take steps to avoid adverse effects and mitigate for habitats that are graded as "medium" or above (i.e. have a distinctiveness score of 4 or more).

If you're interested in reading more, the legal definition of the mitigation hierarchy is set out here.

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