Issue - decisions

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Monitoring and Reporting fees

26/01/2024 - Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Monitoring and Reporting fees

i. That the Corporate Director of Community Development approves the principle of charging fees for BNG monitoring and reporting on the basic of full cost recovery.

ii. That the Corporate Director of Community Development authorises the charging structure for monitoring fees associated with off-site or on-site BNG as proposed in Appendix A.

iii. That the Corporate Director of Community Development notes the range of fees generated by the first iteration of the monitoring fees calculator from small low complexity sites to large high complexity sites is in line with fees set in other LPAs in the benchmarking case studies.

iv. That the Corporate Director of Community Development notes that the monitoring fees calculator will be reviewed at least annually in relation to inflation and pay awards and after 3-5 years will be subject to a more detailed review in light of data from the first few years.