Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 28620

Infrastructure: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025

Question

Carla Denyer

Green PartyBristol Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will issue guidance to planning authorities on the cumulative impact of carbon emissions from infrastructure projects on the Government’s carbon reduction targets.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government’s Planning Practice Guidance on Climate Change, its National Design Guide and National Model Design Code provide general guidance on how carbon impacts can be taken into account in the town and country planning process.For Nationally Signif...

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