Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 83262
Biodiversity: New Towns
Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025
Question
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party — East Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting new towns from Biodiversity Net Gain requirements.
Answer
Matthew PennycookOn 28 September 2025, the government published the independent New Towns Taskforce report as well as its initial response to that report. Both can be found on gov.uk here. As set out in the initial government response, we warmly welcome all 12 of the loca...
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