Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 100868
Property Development: Biodiversity
Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026
Question
Debbie Abrahams
Labour — Oldham East and Saddleworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring developers to ensure that the area of vegetation in developments is at least equal to the area of the site of (a)
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that planning policies should be based on robust and up-to-date assessments of the need for open space and should make sufficient provision for and maintain and enhance networks of green infrastruc...
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