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Biodiversity net gain details

Details about the biodiversity net gain assessment including pre-development value, habitat loss information, and required supporting documents

Fields

Pre development date
pre-development-date

Date of pre-development biodiversity value calculation, must align with application or justified earlier date

Required: True

Datatype: datetime

Expected number: 1

Pre development biodiversity value
pre-development-biodiversity-value

Calculated biodiversity value in Habitat Biodiversity Units

Required: True

Datatype: number

Expected number: 1

Earlier date reason
earlier-date-reason

Reason for using a pre-development date that is earlier than the application submission

Required: False

Datatype: string

Expected number: 1

Habitat loss after 2020
habitat-loss-after-2020

Indicates whether there has been degradation of onsite habitat(s) after 30 Jan 2020

Required: False

Datatype: boolean

Expected number: 1

Habitat loss details
habitat-loss-details

Details of habitat loss or degradation events

Required: False

Datatype: object

Expected number: 1

Habitat loss details component

Loss date
loss-date

Date the activity causing habitat loss or degradation occurred

Required: True

Datatype: datetime

Expected number: 1

Pre loss biodiversity value
pre-loss-biodiversity-value

Biodiversity value immediately before habitat loss or degradation occurred, measured in Habitat Biodiversity Units

Required: True

Datatype: number

Expected number: 1

Supporting evidence
supporting-evidence

Description or reference to supporting documents for habitat loss or degradation evidence

Required: False

Datatype: string

Expected number: 1

Metric publication date
metric-publication-date

Publication date of the biodiversity metric tool used for calculations

Required: True

Datatype: datetime

Expected number: 1

Irreplaceable habitats
irreplaceable-habitats

Indicates whether the site contains any irreplaceable habitats

Required: True

Datatype: boolean

Expected number: 1

Irreplaceable habitats details
irreplaceable-habitats-details

Description and references for any irreplaceable habitats identified on the site

Required: False

Datatype: string

Expected number: 1

Supporting documents
supporting-documents

References to supporting documents that have been uploaded with the application

Required: True

Datatype: object

Expected number: 1 or more

Supporting document component

Reference
reference

A unique reference for the data item

Required: True

Datatype: string

Expected number: 1

Details
details

Additional details or information about an item

Required: False

Datatype: string

Expected number: 1

Rules

  • each document in supporting-documents must have a `reference` that matches a document in application.documents

Used in modules