Biodiversity: Property Development
Commons · Question 7838 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the departmental blog entitled Biodiversity Net Gain: what's changing and what it means for you, published 20 April 2026, for what reason the existing exemption for s
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 11 Jun 2026
Government consulted on removing the exemption for small scale self-build and custom build development in the 2025 consultation on Improving the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain for minor, medium and brownfield development. Most respondents support...