Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 21630
Housing: Construction
Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative — Thirsk and Malton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain on the cost of housebuilding.
Answer
Matthew PennycookMandatory Biodiversity Net Gain was introduced by the previous government through the Environment Act 2021. To support this, an impact assessment was undertaken in 2019 estimating the overall assessed cost of biodiversity net gain to developers and the ef...
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