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Request for information on substances proposed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) 2023
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Requesting information for a draft risk management evaluation for chlorpyrifos, a substance proposed as a POP to the UN’s POPs Review Committee.
Change made:
Updated to reflect that this request for information has now closed.
Extended producer responsibility for packaging: report packaging data
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Guidance for organisations who may need to report packaging data because they are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
Change made:
A link to a consultation on the EPR for packaging draft regulations has been removed because it closed on 9 October 2023.
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.
Change made:
Updated the lists of businesses approved to export to the EU.
The Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Modifications and Amendments) (England) Regulations 2024
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This instrument provides the framework for implementing biodiversity net gain through the development management process.
Change made:
First published.
The Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2024
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These regulations make provision for a biodiversity gain site register.
Change made:
First published.
The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2024
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These regulations define ‘irreplaceable habitat’ for the purpose of the biodiversity gain requirement. They also modify the application of the requirement to irreplaceable habitat.
Change made:
First published.
The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Exemptions) Regulations 2024
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These regulations exempt certain developments from meeting the biodiversity gain requirement that would otherwise be imposed as a general condition of planning permission.
Change made:
First published.
Biodiversity gain plan
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Developers must fill in this form to show how a development will achieve biodiversity net gain (BNG).
Change made:
First published.
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:
First published.
Statutory biodiversity credits
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Information for for developers and local planning authorities explaining statutory biodiversity credits, and the process of buying them.
Change made:
First published.
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 to confirm prices previously published as ‘indicative’, ahead of biodiversity net gain becoming mandatory. The table of prices has not changed. Added detail on price reviews.
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:
First published.
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:
First published.
Understanding biodiversity net gain
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Guidance on what biodiversity net gain is and how it affects land managers, developers, and local planning authorities.
Change made:
The guidance has been updated throughout with information and examples about what biodiversity net gain means, how it is measured and how it can be achieved when it becomes mandatory.
