Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 109524

Biodiversity: Property Development

Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of misapplication of the de minimis exemption on the rollout of biodiversity net gain obligations.

Answer

Mary Creagh
A full consultation response and impact assessment to the Biodiversity Net Gain small, medium and brownfield development consultation will be published soon. This will set out whether any changes will be made to the de minimis exemption alongside the intr...

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