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DEFRA HAS SAID IT DOES NOT INTEND TO CENTRALLY MONITOR BNG, WHICH FEELS LIKE POOR MANAGEMENT
But let’s not forget the role of smaller housebuilders in all this. In the immediate post-war period, small builders played a much bigger role in housing delivery, helping to deliver the new towns and creating diversity in the housing stock. Labour has the opportunity to make housing delivery an integral part of its election offer. Should it decide to do so it’s an opportunity for Labour to embrace local housebuilders to create the capacity that is needed to build the quality homes that are so desperately
needed. Furthermore, local homes built by local builders offer the opportunity to transform regional economic growth across the country.
BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN SCHEME UNDER FIRE
Like much of the industry, I was concerned when I read the recent Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) scheme report from the ational udit Offi ce (NAO). The report found substantial risks for the long-term effectiveness of
the new BNG scheme, with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) having failed to put all necessary elements in place ahead of launch.
The NAO’s criticism of Defra echoes the concerns that were raised by house- builders at the time. Small housebuilders were broadly supportive of the aims underpinning biodiversity net gain, but they have been warning that additional costs – and the underprepared nature of local authorities – will make it near impossible for smaller fi rms to manage. The Department’s acknowledgment that there had been mixed readiness among local authorities is a positive fi rst step. Local authorities have been tasked with enforcing planning regulations at their own discretion, and Defra has said that it does not intend to provide central monitoring, which we feel seems like poor management of the scheme.
Furthermore, the lack of involvement that Defra has in the biodiversity credit market is also extremely worrying, especially as smaller builders are more likely to need to offset biodiversity offsite. Unless these issues are addressed, BNG will continue to create substantial barriers to small housebuilders.
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