Her Majesty’s government have launched a revised National Planning Policy Framework, updating the previous version published in 2012. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Biodiversity remains a core consideration for planning authorities, with the addition of a requirement for ‘biodiversity net gain’ on sites going in for planning.
The framework can be viewed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework–2
