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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 September 2025
Debate
Planning and Infrastructure BillContribution
294: Clause 62, page 96, line 37, at end insert—
“(2A) An EDP may not be amended if the amendment would reduce the amount, extent or impact of conservation measures that are to be taken to protect the identified environmental features.”Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment would mean that the Secretary of State could not amend an environmental delivery plan so as to reduce the measures to be taken to mitigate the negative environmental impact of a development.
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