by Donna Popplewell | Apr 5, 2022 | Newsletters
The Chief Planner at the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities has recently released letters in regards to nutrient pollution which is having adverse effects on waterbodies and rivers in the catchments of sites protected for biodiversity under the...
by Donna Popplewell | Dec 14, 2021 | Newsletters
Under the Environment Act a minimum 10% increase in Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is required for developments A recent legal review confirmed 10% BNG will not be mandatory until a two year transitional period has passed and secondary legislation sets the date for the...
by Donna Popplewell | May 1, 2020 | Newsletters
Bakerwell’s director gave a talk on upcoming changes in Ecology at the South East Construction Expo breakfast in early March this year. The talk focused mainly on the new upcoming requirement for development projects to achieve a net gain in biodiversity. This...
by Donna Popplewell | Feb 25, 2020 | Newsletters
The withdrawal from the European Union is due to officially occur at the end of January. We are often asked how this will affect the requirement for impacts to protected species from proposed developments to be identified and mitigated. Domestic legislation e.g. the...
by Donna Popplewell | Jan 31, 2020 | Newsletters
The Environment Bill has been introduced to the House of Commons today for the first reading. This is where the Bill is formally introduced and ordered to be printed, there is no formal debate at this stage. The next stage will be a second reading in the House of...
