Biodiversity: Devon
Commons · Question 28855 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available sites for biodiversity net gain credits in south west Devon.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 18 Feb 2025
Biodiversity net gain is a post-permission matter, meaning a Biodiversity gain plan needs to be submitted and approved once planning permission has been granted and before the commencement of development.