# Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Paragraph 6B: Pre-development biodiversity value


(1) This paragraph applies where there is insufficient evidence of the biodiversity value of an onsite habitat immediately before the carrying on of the activities referred to in paragraph 6 or 6A.
(2) The biodiversity value of the onsite habitat immediately before the carrying on of the activities referred to in paragraph 6 or 6A is to be taken to be the highest biodiversity value of the onsite habitat which is reasonably supported by any available evidence relating to the onsite habitat.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/8/schedule/7A/paragraph/6B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1990/schedule-7A/paragraph-6B
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