Future Homes Standard DESNZ Announcement Friday, 6th June 2025

The Future Homes Standard: a mission-driven approach to deliver at pace and scale. Matthew Pratt

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The Biodiversity Net Gain Implementation Board met on the 23 rd April 2025. This note covers the areas agreed for focus in the next quarter and where input and wider support on these activities is welcomed. There was also a discussion on how Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) fits with other evolving nature recovery policy areas, summarised below.

It’s disappointing to have to start this post with what should be an obvious point, but perhaps not entirely evident in the current words and actions of some – reaching net zero is not only essential for the planet’s survival, it also represents a profound opportunity to rethink how we build homes across the country.

Today the new homes sector has set out its initial Transition Plan as a shared pathway and framework for decarbonising new homes consistent with the Government's carbon budget and housing delivery plans.

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