Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 64675

Planning: Environment Protection

Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role Natural England will play under the Planning and Infrastructure Bill in ensuring improvements to nature are delivered; and what statutory powers and funding will be gra

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Natural England will be responsible for producing Environmental Delivery Plans (EDPs) and for delivering the conservation measures set out in them.While Natural England will generally be the delivery body for EDPs, the Bill contains provision to allow for...

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