Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 86360

Housing: Construction

Tabled: 29 October 2025

Answered: 3 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Sarah Edwards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government will consider the potential merits of (a) exemptions and (b) reduced thresholds for small and medium sized housebuilders under biodiversity net gain regulations.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government has recently consulted on how to improve biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development. This included options on exemptions and potential reduced thresholds for minor development. The Government is considering responses...

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