Planning Inspectorate published new guidance for NSIPs and Biodiversity Net Gain requiring at least a 10% biodiversity net gain for development consent applications from 2 November 2026.
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New guidance published for NSIPs and Biodiversity Net Gain The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published further guidance on how biodivers…
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Planning Inspectorate
An executive agency of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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- Government Administration
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- Bristol, GB
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- 201–500 employees
About Planning Inspectorate
The Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals, national infrastructure planning applications, examinations of local plans and other planning-related and specialist casework in England. Our purpose is to make decisions and provide recommendations and advice on a range of land use planning-related issues across England. We do this in a fair, open, impartial and timely way. The Planning Inspectorate is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities . Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PINSgov
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