UK Environment Act 2021 and Biodiversity Net Gain

Overseen by the newly created Office for Environmental Protection, the Environmental Act 2021 creates a post Brexit framework to improve and protect the natural environment in the UK. It makes wide ranging provisions covering waste and recycling, air quality, water, nature and biodiversity, conservation covenants and updates to laws on chemicals.

Planning Implications of the Act

The planning system plays an important role in environmental protection. One of the three overarching objectives in national.. Read more