# Planning Act 2008, Paragraph 12: Interpretation


For the purposes of this Schedule—
“biodiversity credits” means credits under section 101 of the Environment Act 2021;
“biodiversity gain site register” means the register under section 100 of the Environment Act 2021;
a “biodiversity metric” is a means of measuring the biodiversity value or relative biodiversity value of habitat or habitat enhancement;
“development consent order application” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(2);
“English inshore region” and “English offshore region” have the meanings given by section 322 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;
“excluded development” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(2);
“existing national policy statement” has the meaning given by paragraph 9(12);
“irreplaceable habitat” has the meaning given in regulations under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;
“onsite habitat”, in relation to any development, means habitat on the land to which the development consent order application relates, and “offsite habitat” means habitat on other land;
“registered offsite biodiversity gain” has the meaning given by paragraph 10 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/schedule/2A/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/schedule-2A/paragraph-12
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