Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Abstract
Explains statutory biodiversity credits and the process for purchase.
History
Last updated: 12 February 2024 - Updated to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the 'draft guidance' label. Added information about when to buy statutory biodiversity credits and included links to buy credits. Other changes to the spatial risk multiplier, transfers and how to prove credits are needed. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/statutory-biodiversity-credits 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: 29 November 2023.
Subjects
- Planning and development
- Nature conservation
- Environmental planning/land
- Natural environment
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.