Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 37216

Housing: Construction

Tabled: 11 March 2025

Answered: 25 March 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 30440 on Housing: Construction, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling developers to meet biodiversity

Answer

Mary Creagh

The biodiversity gain hierarchy makes clear that a developer should first look to deliver their 10% BNG on-site. If they cannot achieve all or part of the 10% on-site, they must achieve the BNG off-site either on their own land, or by purchasing biodivers...

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