Support

Representation ID: 7878

Received: 23/09/2021

Respondent: Central Bedfordshire Council

CBC support the Borough’s new Policy NE1 – Environmental Net Gain, which aims to increase overall Environmental Net Gain, over and above just Biodiversity Net Gain. This will support the recently endorsed Arc Environmental Principles. CBC would be interested to understand more about the evidence that underpins and informs this decision, particularly with regard to its potential implications for developers and any viability considerations.

Policy NE1 does not consider sites below 10 units or <0.5ha. For the smaller development schemes that come forward, how will it be ensured that BNG and NEG can still be addressed?