Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Abstract
Explains what biodiversity net gain (BNG) is and how it affects land managers, developers and local planning authorities.
History
Last updated: 26 June 2025 - Updated the proposed introduction date for biodiversity net gain (BNG) for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) from late November 2025 to May 2026. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/understanding-biodiversity-net-gain and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 21 February 2023.
Subjects
- Natural environment
- Environmental planning/land
- Nature conservation
- Planning and development
Publisher History
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.