Biodiversity: Property Development
Commons · Question 108877 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department is assessing reports of widespread abuses of the de minimis exemption to Biodiversity Net Gain; and whether this exemption is still needed in light of the new exempti
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 2 Feb 2026
A full consultation response and impact assessment to the Biodiversity Net Gain small, medium and brownfield development consultation will be published soon. This will set out whether any changes will be made to the de minimis exemption alongside the intr...