Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 59256
Planning: Environment Protection
Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Darren Paffey
Labour — Southampton Itchen
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the role of the mitigation hierarchy of (a) avoidance, (b) mitigation and (c) compensation in ensuring ecological protections (i) during the plann
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe National Planning Policy Framework is 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 mitigate...
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