Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87754

Planning Permission: Reform

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered reforming the Habitat Regulations in as far as they relate to planning.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is nearing its final stages in Parliament. The Bill establishes a strategic alternative to the Habitats Regulations Assessment in certain circumstances, although the Regulations remain in place. These provisions will a...
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