Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 77411

National Trust and Sites of Special Scientific Iterest: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 14 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether land that is (a) owned by the National Trust and (b) a Site of Specific Scientific Interest requires Secretary of State approval before implementing proactive fire prevention m

Answer

Mary Creagh

Consent from the Secretary of State is not required unless the SSSI concerned is also a common, in which case some actions like fencing may require Secretary of State consent as per the Commons Act 2006. The National Trust is an owner/occupier with the sa...

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