Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 77340

Biodiversity: Sports

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Tom Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain requirements on the (a) cost and (b) timeline for the development of grassroots sports faciliti

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government has recently concluded a consultation on improving the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for minor, medium and brownfield development. It sought views on a potential partial exemption to BNG for parks, public gardens and playing...

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