Response 2541071

Response to request for information

Reference

2541071

Response date

30 November 2023

Request

• Any policies and papers, from 1 Jan 2022 to 1 November 2023, stating the percentage of biodiversity net gain your council will require as a condition for planning permission (under the Environment Act 2021) (a) as part of an agreed Local Plan; or (b) as part of a draft Local Plan.
• Any polices and papers, from1 Jan 2019 to 1 November 2023,  stating whether you have formally declared a nature/ecological emergency.
• Any policies and papers, from 1 Jan 2022 to 1 November 2023, containing a target for your area to contribute to protect and manage 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030.
• On what date your current Local Plan will be five years old and when you expect a new Local Plan to be agreed.

Response

• Any policies and papers, from 1 Jan 2022 to 1 November 2023, stating the percentage of biodiversity net gain your council will require as a condition for planning permission (under the Environment Act 2021) (a) as part of an agreed Local Plan; or (b) as part of a draft Local Plan.
  • There are no policies and papers stating the percentage of biodiversity net gain Rushcliffe Borough Council will require as a condition for planning permission (under the Environment Act 2021) (a) as part of an agreed Local Plan; or (b) as part of a draft Local Plan have been produced. The percentage set by the Secretary of State will be used at the launch of mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain and additional percentage will be considered under the development of the next Local Plan.
• Any polices and papers, from1 Jan 2019 to 1 November 2023,  stating whether you have formally declared a nature/ecological emergency.
  • A nature/ecological emergency has been acknowledged within the Rushcliffe Nature Conservation Strategy online and within the Climate Change Strategy
• Any policies and papers, from 1 Jan 2022 to 1 November 2023, containing a target for your area to contribute to protect and manage 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030.
  • No policies or papers, containing a target for Rushcliffe to contribute to protect and manage 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030, have been produced.
• On what date your current Local Plan will be five years old and when you expect a new Local Plan to be agreed.
  • The Rushcliffe Local Plan is in two parts. Part 1 (Core Strategy) was adopted in December 2014 and Part 2 (Land and Planning Policies) was adopted in October 2019.  The whole plan is therefore five years old in October 2024.