Ecology vs Housing? How to Deliver Both Without Delay
Balancing ecology and delivery Public debate continues around how to accelerate housing while protecting wildlife. For planners, the answer is not to choose one or the other but to require robust evidence that schemes can deliver both. That means earlier ecology
Planning for a Nature Levy – Reduce Costs by Designing BNG In
What a nature levy could mean Proposals for a nature restoration levy would increase costs for schemes that do not integrate biodiversity from the outset. While details are evolving, the direction of travel is clear: developments should deliver net benefits for
Biodiversity Net Gain Awareness Low – Why It Matters for Developers
BNG is law—but awareness is low Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) now applies to most Town and Country Planning Act developments in England, requiring a minimum 10% net gain in biodiversity value. Yet surveys show awareness among homeowners and some SME developers