To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all nationally significant infrastructure projects deliver a net biodiversity gain.
Answered on
27 June 2023
The Government intends to mandate biodiversity net gain (BNG) for most new major development under the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) from November this year, for minor development from April 2024 and for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) from 2025.
The Government consulted on our high-level proposals on BNG for NSIPs in 2022 and is now developing a draft biodiversity gain statement setting out the detailed proposals on BNG for NSIPs.
The draft biodiversity gain statement will be published for consultation in due course.