In a new blog, Ruth Andreyeva, Natural England’s Director of Land, Water and Seas strategy, outlines lessons from working with LPAs since long before BNG became mandatory.

1. Be strategic

    Assessing how best to deliver benefits for nature and local people and communities

2. Work with others

    Sharing good practice among peers, we’re seeing more LPAs doing the same

3. Know what is a “need to do” and what is a “nice to do”

    BNG is consented and enforced by LPAs through the planning regime