Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 111044
Planning: Nature Conservation
Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026
Question
Noah Law
Labour — St Austell and Newquay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the widest set of projects as part of biodiversity net-gain calculations.
Answer
Mary CreaghBiodiversity net gain (BNG) applies to every planning permission in England granted under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, unless exempted. The Government has announced plans to remove BNG requirements for sites under 0.2 hectares, and that BNG wil...
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