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Small sites win five month grace period from new biodiversity net gain rules
But UK Green Building Council says small sites exemption risks 100,000 developments a year not providing for nature
Thousands of developments in England are to be left out of rules that will require developers in England to improve habitats on building sites.
Most developers will have to detail in planning applications how they intend to avoid loss and create new habitats on building sites from November this year, government guidance published yesterday confirmed. They will have to provide a 10% ‘Biodiversity Net Gain’ (BNG) - or positive benefit for nature.
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