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Planning Permission: Biodiversity

Asked by Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 12 March 2026UIN 118971

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To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the evidential requirements applied to planning applicants claiming exemption from the mandatory biodiversity gain conditi

Answered by Ellie Reeves

The Solicitor General has not had any such discussions.

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