Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 68816
Nature Conservation: Planning Permission
Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025
Question
Rosie Duffield
Independent — Canterbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her Department's policy that all planning decisions should adhere to the Mitigation and Conservation Hierarchy.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that when determining planning applications, local planning authorities should apply the principle that if significant harm to biodiversity resulting from a development cannot be avoided, adequately mitig...
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