General Advice
Dorset'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
Pre-Application Advice Service
Dorset's pre-application advice service can be found here
Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Dorset LPA is part of Dorset's Local Nature Recovery Strategy, details of which can be found here
Specific Requirements
Specific BNG requirements are set out and in the Council's validation here
Dorset has several protected habitat sites and the LPA has adopted the following SPD’s which set out how to address the impact of development on these sites.
Dorset Heathland Planning Recreation SPD.
Dorset Heathlands Interim Air Quality Strategy SPD
Nitrogen Reduction in Poole SPD
Poole Harbour Recreation SPD
Please note that the resources on this page are purely advisory. Documents set out may be out of date. You should engage with the LPA as soon as possible to ensure local requirements are incorporated into your BNG proposals.
Last updated: May 2024