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With mandatory BNG now fully embedded, councils are reporting increased volumes of applications requiring ecological assessment, habitat mapping, and long\u2011term monitoring arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has created a surge in demand for planners who understand environmental legislation, mitigation strategies, and the practicalities of delivering measurable biodiversity improvements. Authorities are expanding their environmental planning capacity, often recruiting ecologists directly into planning teams or creating joint posts across planning and environmental services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consultancies are also scaling up their BNG advisory services, hiring planners with environmental backgrounds or offering training to existing staff. Candidates with experience in green infrastructure, landscape planning, or ecological appraisal are finding new opportunities emerging across the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BNG is now a permanent feature of planning practice, and recruitment trends indicate sustained demand for environmentally focused planning professionals throughout 2026.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BNG Requirements Driving Demand for Specialist Planning Skills Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) continues to reshape planning workloads across England. 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