Index: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php	(revision 48654)
+++ wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php	(working copy)
@@ -1449,6 +1449,11 @@
 
 				$result['status'] = ( 0 === strpos( ini_get( 'error_log' ), ABSPATH ) ) ? 'critical' : 'recommended';
 
+				// On development environments, set the status to recommended
+				if ( $this->is_development_environment() ) {
+					$result['status'] = 'recommended';
+				}
+
 				$result['description'] .= sprintf(
 					'<p>%s</p>',
 					sprintf(
@@ -1464,6 +1469,11 @@
 
 				$result['status'] = 'critical';
 
+				// On development environments, set the status to recommended
+				if ( $this->is_development_environment() ) {
+					$result['status'] = 'recommended';
+				}
+
 				$result['description'] .= sprintf(
 					'<p>%s</p>',
 					sprintf(
@@ -2595,4 +2605,19 @@
 
 		set_transient( 'health-check-site-status-result', wp_json_encode( $site_status ) );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if we are in a development environment.
+	 *
+	 * Checks if the wp_get_environment_type function returns
+	 * development or checks if on localhost.
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.6.0
+	 *
+	 * @return bool True if it is a development environment, false if not.
+	 */
+	public function is_development_environment() {
+		return in_array( wp_get_environment_type(), array( 'development', 'local' ), true );
+	}
+
 }