Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 84469

Planning Permission: Biodiversity

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications will be exempt from the requirement to replace lost nature under previous biodiversity net gain requirements.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
On 28 May 2025, the government published a consultation on improving the implementation of biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development which can be found on gov.uk here. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is cons...

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