Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 104413
Biodiversity: Property Development
Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Question
Zöe Franklin
Liberal Democrat — Guildford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on biodiversity outcomes of substantially increasing the de minimis threshold for mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain requirements.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government recently consulted on options to improve the way Biodiversity Net Gain works for small, medium and brownfield development. This included potential changes to the de minimis exemption threshold. Since then, Government has announced its inten...
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