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Planning departments not ready for biodiversity net gain rules, property group warns

By 2024-02-08T07:00:00

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British Property Federation wants long-term funding approach so councils can handle new planning condition coming into force next week

The British Property Federation is calling for a long-term approach to funding the planning system to ensure local authorities have the resources to handle new biodiversity rules.

Mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) regulations in England will come into force from 12 February for major developments, from April for smaller sites and from November 2025 for nationally significant infrastructure projects.

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