# Planning Act 2008, Paragraph 3


(1) A biodiversity gain objective is an objective that the biodiversity value attributable to development to which a biodiversity gain statement relates exceeds the pre-development biodiversity value of the onsite habitat by a percentage specified in the statement.
(2) The percentage specified under sub-paragraph (1) must be at least 10%.
(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend sub-paragraph (2) so as to change the percentage for the time being specified in it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/schedule/2A/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-act-2008/schedule-2A/paragraph-3
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