Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 33748
Planning Authorities: Ecology
Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025
Question
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of planning authorities’ access to ecological expertise.
Answer
Matthew PennycookMHCLG does not hold detailed data on the number of planning officers recruited by individual local authorities. In 2023, the Department commissioned a nationwide survey to improve understanding of the capacity and capability issues reported in local plann...
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