Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 8031
Biodiversity
Tabled: 8 October 2024
Answered: 15 October 2024
Question
Ben Goldsborough
Labour — South Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting Controlled Environment Facilities from Biodiversity Net Gain requirements.
Answer
Mary CreaghFollowing consultation in 2022, exemptions to the biodiversity net gain requirement set out within the regulations are narrow and focussed. This keeps the policy ambitious, whilst being proportionate and deliverable for developers and local authorities. M...
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