Purpose

To give background on work to prepare for
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and seek approval to commission work to
prepare for BNG supply sites.

Content

RESOLVED - That:
Prepare for BNG in advance - To commission Greater Manchester
Environment Fund (GMEF) to undertake preparatory work to for supply
sites for off-site Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). This would enable
the council to take a proactive role and bring on board the
necessary expertise and experience to identify the best sites in
the borough to spend the financial contributions secured through
BNG and, in doing so, opportunities for enhancing nature recovery.
Upfront resources will be needed for this work, to prepare for BNG
in advance of development contributions towards BNG starting to be
collected. However, additional burdens funding for BNG has been
allocated to the council which can fund this upfront work.