Question follow-through · 24586
Planning Permission: Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of planning applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 have claimed the de minimis exemption from biodiversity net gain each year since 2024.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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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
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of planning applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 have claimed the de minimis exemption from biodiversity net gain each year since 2024.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
As set out previously in Government consultation responses, any changes to the de minimis exemption for biodiversity net gain will be considered in the round and alongside other BNG reforms. The new 0.2-hectare exemption which came into force on 6 August ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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