This week Defra published a host of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) content to support industry to get ready for mandatory BNG rollout in early 2024, from statutory instruments, guidance, the statutory biodiversity metric, and habitat management and monitoring plans:
Biodiversity Net Gain guidance published
This week Defra published a host of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) content to support industry to get ready for mandatory BNG rollout in early 2024, from statutory instruments, guidance, the statutory biodiversity metric, and habitat management and monitoring plans:
The statutory biodiversity metric calculation tools, draft user guides and condition assessments which will be used to calculate biodiversity value for BNG.
The draft secondary legislation:
The biodiversity gain site register
A helpful explanatory blog on the Sis.
The draft BNG guidance / Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities have published their draft Planning Policy Guidance
BNG guidance
Natural England’s Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan template
Opinion Piece The SEA – Creating homes and buildings fit for the future The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) is a 21-year-old member-based trade association, committed
Industry news RICS artificial intelligence in construction report A RICS report, based on surveys of over 2,200 professionals, finds AI adoption in construction remains low
Industry news Call for workforce reforms to tackle construction skills crisis A CSJ report warns the construction sector will miss the 1.5 million homes target
