Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 48039
Housing: Construction
Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Noah Law
Labour — St 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 CreaghBiodiversity 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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