Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 41115

Environmental Delivery Plans

Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Simon Opher

LabourStroud

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Environmental Delivery Plans proposed in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are compatible with section 17(5) of the Envi

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government is clear that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will not lead to a reduction in environmental protections.The Secretary of State, when considering a policy decision to make an Environmental Delivery Plan for an area, will have due regard...

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