Question follow-through · 28856
Biodiversity: Property Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to reduce the time taken for planning applications to commence for developments for which biodiversity net gain credits are required.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 4 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 18 Feb 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Housing: Construction · 10 Feb 2025
- Farmers: Government Assistance · 12 Mar 2025
- Fires: Air Pollution · 12 Nov 2025
- Iron and Steel: Packaging · 15 May 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to reduce the time taken for planning applications to commence for developments for which biodiversity net gain credits are required.
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Feb 2025
Answer published
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.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Housing: Construction
10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support developers to comply with biodiversity net gain policy for large housing developments when credits (a) are and (b) are not available.
Farmers: Government Assistance
12 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers who are not registered to the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.
Fires: Air Pollution
12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the the amount of smoke pollution caused by wildfires in the UK in (a) 2024 and (b) in 2025; and if she will make a statement.
Iron and Steel: Packaging
15 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of base fees for steel packaging under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on plastic use; and whether she plans to review