Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 52716
Housing: Construction
Tabled: 15 May 2025
Answered: 23 May 2025
Question
Sarah Green
Liberal Democrat — Chesham and Amersham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that previously (a) contaminated and (b) hazardous sites are subject to site investigations prior to development.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by remediating and mitigating despoiled, degraded, derelict, contaminated and unstable land, where appr...
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