Response 3564683

Response to request for information

Reference

3564683

Response date

15 October 2024

Request

1. Please can you fill in the table below to indicate what, if any, software the council has obtained specifically to help with implementing the following aspects of BNG?
2. Is the council generating income, or planning to generate income, by charging BNG monitoring fees? If so, how are you calculating this fee?
3. Has the council made use of the government’s new burdens funding for BNG.

Response

1. Please can you fill in the table below to indicate what, if any, software the council has obtained specifically to help with implementing the following aspects of BNG?

   The Council currently uses the Coreo App and Land App, with both used for onsite verification of BNG and monitoring.

2. Is the council generating income, or planning to generate income, by charging BNG monitoring fees? If so, how are you calculating this fee?

   The Council is not currently in a position to charge BNG monitoring fees however this is under review.

3. Has the council made use of the government’s new burdens funding for BNG.

• Financial Year 2023/24
  • BNG burdens funding spent by the council -  £ 29,519.71
  • What this BNG burdens funding was spent on - Planning consultations and consultation responses, training courses, meetings, guidance/policy drafting, development of BNG processes, software licenses, equipment.