# Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Paragraph 7: Pre-development biodiversity value


Where planning permission is granted in respect of land which is registered in the biodiversity gain site register under section 100 of the Environment Act 2021, the pre-development biodiversity value of the land is the total of—
(a) the biodiversity value of the onsite habitat on the relevant date, and
(b) to the extent that it is not included within that value, the biodiversity value of the habitat enhancement which is, on that date, recorded in the register as habitat enhancement to be achieved on the land.

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