# Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Paragraph 8: Post-development biodiversity value


(1) In relation to any development for which planning permission is granted, the post-development biodiversity value of the onsite habitat is the projected value of the onsite habitat as at the time the development is completed.
(2) That value is to be calculated by taking the pre-development biodiversity value and—
(a) if at the time the development is completed the development will, taken as a whole, have increased the biodiversity value of the onsite habitat, adding the amount of that increase, or
(b) if at the time the development is completed the development will, taken as a whole, have decreased the biodiversity value of the onsite habitat, subtracting the amount of that decrease.
This is subject to paragraph 9.

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