{"id":422,"date":"2024-04-03T16:01:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/?p=422"},"modified":"2024-04-27T15:33:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T14:33:26","slug":"which-sites-are-exempt-from-bng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/04\/03\/which-sites-are-exempt-from-bng\/","title":{"rendered":"Which sites are exempt from BNG?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Which sites are exempt from BNG?<\/h2>\n<p>You might be pondering the question: Which sites are exempt from BNG?<\/p>\n<p>Several types of developments are exempt from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southwest-environmental.co.uk\/further%20info\/ecology\/biodiversity_net_gain.html\">Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)<\/a> requirements in the UK. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the main categories:<\/p>\n<p>Existing Planning Applications: Developments with planning applications submitted before February 12, 2024 (the mandatory BNG start date) are exempt.<\/p>\n<p>Developments Below the Threshold: Projects with minimal impact on biodiversity qualify for exemption if they meet certain criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They don&#8217;t affect any priority habitat.<\/li>\n<li>The development impacts less than:<br \/>\n&#8211; 25 square meters of non-priority habitat.<br \/>\n&#8211; 5 linear meters of habitats like hedgerows (hedgerow is a boundary line of closely spaced shrubs or small trees).<\/li>\n<li>Householder Applications: Minor building works like home extensions typically undertaken by homeowners are exempt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Self-build and Custom Housebuilding: Small-scale self-build and custom housebuilding projects qualify if they meet all these conditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No more than 9 dwellings are built.<\/li>\n<li>The total site area is no larger than 0.5 hectares (around 1.2 acres).<\/li>\n<li>The dwellings are exclusively for self-build or custom housebuilding as defined by specific legislation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other Exemptions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developments specifically for biodiversity gain.<\/li>\n<li>High-speed rail projects.<\/li>\n<li>There may be other exemptions; it&#8217;s best to consult with the relevant authorities for the latest information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which sites are exempt from BNG? You might be pondering the question: Which sites are exempt from BNG? Several types of developments are exempt from Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements in the UK. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the main categories: Existing Planning Applications: Developments with planning applications submitted before February 12, 2024 (the mandatory BNG [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,75],"tags":[81,82],"class_list":["post-422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biodiversity","category-ecology","tag-bng","tag-ecology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":423,"href":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422\/revisions\/423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southwest-environmental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}