We now have 6 Statutory Instruments, 4 in draft and 2 to go to parliament today.
– The Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2023
– The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Exemptions) Regulations 2023
– The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2023
– The Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Modifications and Amendments) (England) Regulations 2024
The two to be laid before Parliament today are:
– The Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023
– The Biodiversity Gain Site Register (Financial Penalties and Fees) Regulations 2023
NRS Saredon Aggregates Ltd v Secretary of State [2023] EWHC 2795 (Admin) (16.11.23) in certain LPAs now questions the ability to require a condition of BNG for planning applications made before the SIs now published are enacted in January.
