Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 75444

Permitted Development Rights: Environment Protection

Tabled: 5 September 2025

Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued on whether (a) nutrient credits, (b) biodiversity net gain payments, (c) Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space payments and (d) mitigation pa

Answer

Mary Creagh

Permitted development rights (PDRs) are subject to national conditions and limitations and therefore do not remove the need to comply with the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. Where a development that benefits from PDR is likely to h...

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