Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 37392

Planning Permission: Forests

Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the average number of planning permissions expected to be granted within 15 metres of ancient woodland each year for the next five years.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The report in question confirmed that the National Planning Policy Framework contains a high level of protection for ancient woodland.The Framework makes clear that development resulting in the loss or deterioration of irreplaceable habitats should be ref...
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