Nationally significant infrastructure projects: biodiversity gain statement for water resources
Publication Year
2026
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Sets out how biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements can be applied to nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). Focuses on water resources and covers: BNG objective, mitigation hierarchy, calculating BNG, pre-development biodiversity value (baseline value), delivering BNG, irreplaceable habitat, evidence for submission and decision making.
Document History
Document type: policy paper. First published: 2 June 2026.
ISBN
9781528664868
Publisher Information
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.
