questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the new biodiversity net gain exemption for small sites will apply to existing planning applications in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
answerText: As announced on 15th April 2026 in the government’s response to the consultation on Improving Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for minor, medium and brownfield development, Defra will bring forward secondary legislation before summer recess 2026 with the inten...
heading: Biodiversity: Property Development