Decision details

Decision Maker: Corporate Director (Planning and Community)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is providing local authorities with a funding towards expenditure to be incurred by delivering Biodiversity Net Gain.
This is a third year that the funding is available.
This new grant will support the next phase of work, including the development of legal agreement required to register the sites as a biodiversity gain sites.
The receipt of the grant is supported by approval from Portfolio Holder for Environment and ICT Cllr. Adrian Smith.

Decision:

To accept the grant.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 - to accept the grant
Option 2 - not to accept the grant

Publication date: 08/09/2025

Date of decision: 08/09/2025