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ID sylw: 107665

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Cala Homes (Cotswolds)

Asiant : Lichfields (London)

Cala is generally supportive of the requirement for development proposals to achieve a minimum 10% Biodiversity Net Gain, but suggests any higher target beyond the minimum provision must be clearly justified.
Cala however raises concern over the following statement: “As work on the SWLP progresses we will explore evidence to see a higher percentage of BNG above the statutory 10% requirement to achieve greater biodiversity benefits.” Planning Practice Guidance (PPG ID: 74-006) explicitly states that, “Plan-makers should not seek a higher percentage than the statutory objective of 10% biodiversity net gain, either on an area-wide basis or for specific allocations for development unless justified.
Whilst Cala is supportive of a policy that advocates for a minimum of 10% net gain, allowing potential for sites to achieve a higher BNG where this is feasible, Cala would like to see clear justification, backed up by appropriate evidence, including that the approach taken will be viable, before the Council considers introducing any higher mandatory targets.