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: 2 June 2026 - Updated to show biodiversity net gain (BNG) will now apply for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) from 2 November 2026. Also clarified that there will be different BNG rules for NSIPs. 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
- Planning and development
- Environmental planning/land
- Natural environment
- Nature conservation
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.