Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 83264

New Towns: Biodiversity

Tabled: 20 October 2025

Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain requirements on the delivery of new towns; and how the outcome of that assessment will inform plannin

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

On 28 September 2025, the government published the independent New Towns Taskforce report as well as its initial response to that report. Both can be found on gov.uk here. As set out in the initial government response, we warmly welcome all 12 of the loca...

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