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Extended producer responsibility for packaging: generate a packaging data file
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If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging, this spreadsheet can help you generate a valid packaging data file
Change made:
Updated packaging data file generator template – the column headers match up more clearly with the service.
Extended producer responsibility for packaging: example file for packaging data
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If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging this example file shows how you must structure your data.
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Updated the packaging data example file so the column names match those in the latest packaging data file template.
Packaging data: how to create your file for extended producer responsibility
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How to structure your packaging data submission. It includes information about the different types of data you need to submit and the codes you need to use.
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Updated tables 1 and 8a-8i with column headers that will be mandatory in packaging submission files from 13 February 2024
UK REACH: rationale for priorities
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An explanation of the rationale used to prioritise substances for potential regulatory action under UK REACH.
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First published.
Border Target Operating Model: information leaflets for businesses
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Information to help businesses prepare for a new approach to importing goods to Great Britain under the Border Target Operating Model.
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Added Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish and Welsh translations.
Businesses approved to export to the EU
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Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is.
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Updated the lists of businesses approved to export to the EU.
UK border control posts: animal and animal product imports
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Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin in your consignment.
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Added Glasgow airport to the list of border control posts at airports.
Authorise an agent to act your behalf form
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Complete this form if you’re an applicant applying to register a biodiversity gain site or record allocation of off-site gains.
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First published.
Statutory biodiversity credits: terms and conditions
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Natural England’s terms and conditions for buying statutory biodiversity credits.
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First published.
Biodiversity gain sites register: terms and conditions
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Natural England’s terms and conditions for applications to the register and payment of the application fee.
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First published.
Using the biodiversity gain sites register: terms and conditions
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Natural England’s terms and conditions for using the biodiversity gain sites register.
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First published.
Search the biodiversity gain sites register
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Get information about biodiversity gain sites and any off-site gains allocated to developments.
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Updated with a link to the biodiversity gain sites register.
Make on-site biodiversity gains as a developer
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How developers can create and enhance habitat on-site to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Made changes throughout, including clarifying that excess on-site gains sold do not need to be ‘significant’.
Sell biodiversity units as a land manager
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How to sell biodiversity units to developers for biodiversity net gain: explore the market, register a gain site and record allocations.
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Made changes throughout, including adding links to BNG services, and clarifying the purpose of using the statutory biodiversity metric, that the land owner is legally responsible for creating or enhancing habitat, that the 30-year BNG maintenance starts after enhancement as well as creation, the role of a habitat bank operator, and information about recording the allocation of off-site biodiversity gains.
Understanding biodiversity net gain
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Guidance on what biodiversity net gain (BNG) is and how it affects land managers, developers, and local planning authorities.
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Updates to measuring biodiversity value and legal agreement information.
Calculate biodiversity value with the statutory biodiversity metric
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When and how to measure a habitat or development’s impact on biodiversity.
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Made changes throughout, including adding a link to more information on moving from using from version 4.0 to the statutory version of the biodiversity metric, and clarifying what factors the metric formula takes into account, what qualifies as a small residential development, and that BNG applies to small developments from 2 April 2024.
Biodiversity net gain: what local planning authorities should do
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How local planning authorities can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
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Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Restructured and made changes throughout, including clarifying the LPA’s duties throughout the planning application process and when reviewing and approving biodiversity gain plans, and the use of LPA and LA.
Biodiversity net gain: exempt developments
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A guide to the types of development that will be exempt from the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Also provided more clarity around the ‘Developments below the threshold’ exemption. Added other exemptions.
Make off-site biodiversity gains as a developer
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How developers can create and enhance habitat off-site or buy biodiversity units to achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Other changes throughout, including legal agreements, biodiversity gain plan and adding links to the register.
Statutory biodiversity credit prices
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The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Removed ‘High, Sparsely vegetated land, Coastal sand dunes’.
Enter a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain
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How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label.Changed ‘secure’ to ‘enter into’, provided clarity on what a legal agreement is, as well as more information around when the legal agreement starts.
Meet your BNG requirements: steps to take for land managers
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Steps land managers can take to sell biodiversity units to meet their biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label.
Meet biodiversity net gain requirements: steps for developers
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What you need to do as a developer to meet biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Removed information about delivering 10% BNG for at least 30 years as this is not usually a step for developers.
Submit a biodiversity gain plan
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A biodiversity gain plan shows how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain.
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Added phased developments template link.
Statutory biodiversity credits
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Information for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Added information about when to buy statutory biodiversity credits and included links to buy credits. Other changes to the spatial risk multiplier, transfers and how to prove credits are needed.
Creating a habitat management and monitoring plan for BNG
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What to include in a habitat management and monitoring plan (HMMP) to improve biodiversity for the long term.
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Added watercourse information, as well as changes to legal agreement and significant on-site enhancements.
Statutory biodiversity metric tools and guides
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Tools and guides for measuring the biodiversity value of habitat for biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Added information on transferring data from 4.0 to the statutory biodiversity metric.Updated user guides to provide further detail and clarifications, including the assessment of strategic significance and when to record individual trees. Updated calculation tools to correct some labelling errors, minor formula errors and expand width of columns. Updated condition assessments to remove redundant references, reflect the inclusion of sea buckthorn as an invasive coastal species and align the assessment of individual trees to the clarified approach in the user guide.
What you can count towards a development’s biodiversity net gain
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How developers can use habitat creation or enhancements to count towards their biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Change made:
Updated to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024. Also completely updated throughout to clarify the rules on what you can count in full, in part or not at all, including a table showing rules for specific schemes, and how to count other schemes towards BNG.
Biodiversity gain plan
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Developers should fill in this form to show how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Change made:
Updated box at top of page to state that biodiversity net gain (BNG) is mandatory from 12 February 2024 and removed the ‘draft guidance’ label. Changes to make terminology consistent with other BNG guidance.Removed repeated information from ‘Submit a biodiversity gain plan’.
ENV01 – Emissions of air pollutants
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Annual update to tables on emissions of important air pollutants in the UK.
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Annual update.
Emissions of air pollutants
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An annual publication covering the emissions of some important air pollutants.
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Amended text in paragraph on particulate matter in the summary attachment.
