Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 28783

Planning: Nature Conservation

Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 12 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that National Planning Policy reforms protect (a) nature and (b) wildlife.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The revised National Planning Policy Framework we published on 12 December 2024 included several changes designed to enhance and protect the environment. For example, it expects developments to provide net gains for biodiversity, including through incorpo...

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