Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 57369
Planning: Environment Protection
Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Greg Smith
Conservative — Mid Buckinghamshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the planning system within the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on irreplaceable habitats.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is clear that development resulting in the loss or deterioration of irreplaceable habitats should be refused, unless there are wholly exceptional reasons and a suitable compensation strategy exists. The Nature...
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