FI15218

Request

  1. Any policies or papers published since 1 November 2023 which state the percentage of biodiversity net gain your council will require as a condition for planning permission (under the Environment Act 2021) (a) as part of an agreed Local Plan; or (b) as part of a draft Local Plan.
  2. How many hectares of land has been improved for biodiversity on-site as part of a development for the purposes of biodiversity net gain since 12 February 2024
  3. How many hectares of land has been improved for biodiversity off-site for the purposes of biodiversity net gain related to developments in your authority area since 12 February 2024

Response

  1. Policy NE1 of Dover District Local Plan requires a minimum of 10% biodiversity net gain Dover District Local Plan to 2040 (Adopted October 2024)
  2. Zero, in relation to the area of land for improvements that have been delivered, and not the area of land that have been agreed to be improved through a planning application/condition detail, and not yet delivered.
  3. Zero, in relation to the area of land for improvements that have been delivered, and not the area of land that have been agreed to be improved through a planning application/condition detail, and not yet delivered.