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Plans would see new developers having to ensure a buildings deliver a 10 per cent biodiversity boost | Credit: iStock
Developers will have to show how their housing and commercial plans will achieve a 10 per cent net gain in biodiversity from November 2023 under new rules
Fresh requirements to ensure new housing, industrial or commercial developments in England are "nature positive" are set to come into force from November this year, backed by more than £16m of funding...
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