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Government moots new biodiversity requirements for developers

By 2018-12-03T14:07:00

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Environment secretary Michael Gove is consulting on plans that would require developers to improve wildlife habitats and deliver a ‘biodiversity net gain’ when building a new housing or commercial scheme.

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