[Part 2 Condition of Planning Permission Relating to Biodiversity Gain]
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (1990 c 8) | Legislation

[Part 2 Condition of Planning Permission Relating to Biodiversity Gain]

[General condition of planning permission

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(1)     Every planning permission granted for the development of land in England shall be deemed to have been granted subject to the condition in sub-paragraph (2).

(2)     The condition is that the development may not be begun unless—

(a)     a biodiversity gain plan has been submitted to the planning authority (see paragraph 14), and

(b)     the planning authority has approved the plan (see paragraph 15).

Biodiversity gain plan

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(1)     For the purposes of paragraph 13(2)(a), a biodiversity gain plan is a plan which—

(a)     relates to development for which planning permission is granted, and

(b)     specifies the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (2).

(2)     The matters are—

(a)     information about the steps taken or to be taken to minimise the adverse effect of the development on the biodiversity of the onsite habitat and any other habitat,

(b)     the pre-development biodiversity value of the onsite habitat,

(c)     the post-development biodiversity value of the onsite habitat,

(d)     any registered offsite biodiversity gain allocated to the development and the biodiversity value of that gain in relation to the development,

(e)

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