Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106349

Planning Permission: Biodiversity

Tabled: 16 January 2026

Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to provide certainty for people with (a) proposals currently in the planning process and (b) planning permission already granted where Biodiversity Net Gain requ

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government recently announced its intention to introduce a new 0.2 ha area exemption to ease burdens on small developers and local authorities whilst maintaining nature recovery at scale. A full consultation response is coming shortly, along with an e...

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