Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 48039

Housing: Construction

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Noah Law

LabourSt Austell and Newquay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) assessments and (b) controls are in place to ensure the (i) integrity and (ii) effectiveness of measures implemented to achieve biodiversity net gains in development projects.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is a mandatory requirement in the planning process, and developments (unless exempt) need to submit information to the relevant local planning authority to demonstrate how they intend to deliver a 10% ‘net gain’ calculated usin...

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