questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Housing Sec pledges to 'go further than ever before' to hit 1.5 million homes, published on 16 December 2025 and paragraph N2 of his Department's document entitled Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, published on 16 December 2025, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost of nature-friendly features per dwelling.
answerText: The anticipated cost of incorporating nature friendly features per dwelling is small. Swift bricks, for example, cost around £25-£40 each.
heading: Housing: Construction