Decision details

To endorse the Council’s interim approach to Biodiversity Net Gain in keeping with the mitigation hierarchy, and to note two case studies for emerging habitat banks in Greater Cambridge at Lower Valley Farm, Fulbourn and Wandlebury Country Park.

Cabinet:

Endorsed the Biodiversity Net Gain proposal as an interim approach of guiding principles for siting biodiversity net gain for developments within South Cambridgeshire, with delegated powers given to the Joint Planning Director of Planning and Economic Development to make minor changes to the technical note.