Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15604

Conservation Areas

Tabled: 21 November 2024
Answered: 2 December 2024

Question

Jessica Toale

LabourBournemouth West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing impact risk zones around (a) sites of special scientific interest and (b) special areas of conservation to support app

Answer

Mary Creagh
Impact Risk Zones (IRZs) are a digital geographical information tool developed by Natural England to help Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) assess the potential risks to Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) from development proposals. They also co...

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