Consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain Regulations and Implementation

Closed 5 Apr 2022

Opened 11 Jan 2022

Overview

We want to know what you think about how biodiversity net gain will work in practice. This consultation sets out our proposals and asks questions about how biodiversity net gain will be applied to Town and Country Planning Act development, and, at a higher level, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.

Your responses will shape developing legislation, processes and guidance. This will help ensure the requirement for mandatory biodiversity net gain delivers positive outcomes for nature, improves the process for developers, and creates better places for local communities.

A PDF version of the consultation document is available to download at the bottom of this page.

Audiences

  • Water/water Industry sector
  • Aggregates sector
  • Agricultural Landlords
  • Agricultural Valuers
  • All Defra staff and ALBs
  • All Marine Users
  • Business/Private Sector
  • Charities/Voluntary Organisations
  • Coastal local authorities
  • Coastal Management sector
  • Coastal Members of Parliament
  • Consultants
  • Energy sector
  • Environmental campaigners
  • Environmental professional services
  • Government Agencies
  • Government Departments
  • House Building Industry
  • Households
  • Industries and professional services
  • Land Agents
  • Landowners and their representative bodies
  • Legal and Conveyancing Professions
  • Local Authorities
  • Local Authorities
  • Member of the General Public
  • National Park Authorities
  • Non-Government Organisation
  • Policy Teams
  • Ports and Harbour Authorities and Estuaries
  • Professional and Membership Organisations/Agencies
  • Public Bodies
  • Stakeholders
  • Tenant Farmers
  • Transport Organisations

Interests

  • Animals
  • Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate change
  • Common land
  • Conservation
  • Conservation
  • Construction
  • Consultations
  • DEFRA Policy
  • Ecosystems services
  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Green economy
  • Green infrastructure
  • House Building and Planning
  • Industry organisations representing tenant farmers and landlords
  • Land management
  • Local environments
  • Local nature partnerships
  • National Parks
  • Natural environment
  • Nature reserves
  • Plants
  • Policy and Delivery
  • Protecting wildlife
  • Sustainable development