These Regulations, which apply in England only, exempt certain developments from meeting the biodiversity gain requirement that would otherwise be imposed as a general condition of planning permission under Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The exemptions in these Regulations relate to: (a)small developments where an application for planning permission is made or has been granted before April 2024, (b)developments with no impact on priority habitat and where impacts on other habitat fall below specified thresholds, (c)householder applications, (d)the high-speed railway network, (e)off-site gain developments i.e. developments which fulfil the biodiversity net gain requirement arising in relation to another development, and (f)certain self-build and custom build developments.
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord · 2024-01-17