The Government should also ensure that on-site gains have sufficient transparency and scrutiny of delivery—through sufficient funding of local authorities to deliver checks, and provision to local authorities of the capacity to undertake enforcement action—with a commitment to reforming the delivery of on-site gains if widespread non-compliance is detected. We recommend that Ministers now commit to reviewing the effectiveness of on-site delivery of BNG at the end of the third BNG reporting ye...

The Government should also ensure that on-site gains have sufficient transparency and scrutiny of delivery—through sufficient funding of local authorities to deliver checks, and provision to local authorities of the capacity to undertake enforcement action—with a commitment to reforming the delivery of on-site gains if widespread non-compliance is detected. We recommend that Ministers now commit to reviewing the effectiveness of on-site delivery of BNG at the end of the third BNG reporting year in February 2027, and to issuing the report of the review by the end of May 2027. (Recommendation, Paragraph 124) Type: recommendation | Number: 23 | Response status: partially_accepted Government response: We agree with the principle of a review of the effectiveness of on-site delivery after a number of years to allow delivery to reach a steady state. The government has recently announced a further £10m this financial year to help local planning authorities implement BNG, on top of £35m provi