Biodiversity Net Gain is a national planning requirement which came into operation across England in early 2024.

Informal guidance on Biodiversity Net Gain is available in the downloads section.  This guidance includes weblinks to national webpages which provide more detailed information on Biodiversity Net Gain.
 
Guidance on how to apply the “strategic significance” part of the Biodiversity Metric in Wolverhampton will soon be published on this webpage.  In the interim, applicants should refer to the Black Country Local Nature Recovery Map and Strategy 2022, which is available as a download here.

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