Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 65507

Planning: Nature Conservation

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to protect nature through the planning process.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The National Planning Policy Framework is clear about the importance of conserving and enhancing the natural environment. Planning policies and decisions should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by minimising impacts on and provi...

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