Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 57595

Housing: Environment Protection

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025

Question

Satvir Kaur

LabourSouthampton Test

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support biodiversity and nature when building houses and infrastructure.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 is clear about the importance of protecting and enhancing biodiversity where it is affected by development and includes stringent protections for nationally designated sites and ...

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