New research shows government should not exempt all small BNG sites
New research published this week by Eftec, commissioned by The Lifescape Project and Wildlife & Countryside Link, shows widespread misuse of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) exemptions by developers, and that this would increase under current government proposals.
The report offers an alternative approach that reduces burdens on the smallest developments annually while also closing loopholes exploited by larger developers. This would result in twice the area of land contributing to nature recovery and double the size of the biodiversity market.