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Planning Permission: Biodiversity

Asked by Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 30 October 2025UIN 84469

The question

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.

Answered by 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 considering the responses received.

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