Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 23740
Planning: Nature Conservation
Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 22 January 2025
Question
Esther McVey
Conservative — Tatton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure biodiversity net gain is not used to override protections afforded to Local Wildlife Sites and other designated nature sites.
Answer
Matthew PennycookDevelopment is restricted on sites which are designated for environmental or amenity value, and the National Planning Policy Framework requires local plans to identify, map and safeguard components of local wildlife-rich habitats and wider ecological netw...
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