Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 30440
Housing: Construction
Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025
Question
Rebecca Smith
Conservative — South West Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support developers to comply with biodiversity net gain policy for large housing developments when credits (a) are and (b) are not available.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government has published extensive guidance on biodiversity net gain (BNG), alongside the statutory biodiversity metric tool, which supports developers in calculating the biodiversity value of their developments. Defra are also funding the Planning Ad...
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