Biodiversity: New Towns
Commons · Question 83262 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Sammy Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting new towns from Biodiversity Net Gain requirements.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 28 Oct 2025
On 28 September 2025, the government published the independent New Towns Taskforce report as well as its initial response to that report. Both can be found on gov.uk here. As set out in the initial government response, we warmly welcome all 12 of the loca...