Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 24887
Quarrying: Planning Permission
Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 4 February 2025
Question
Alberto Costa
Conservative — South Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason guidance from the Institute for Air Quality Management has been adopted for use in quarry (a) planning and (b) development control decisions.
Answer
Matthew PennycookPlanning policy for minerals is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. This is supported by Planning Practice Guidance, including details on how planning authorities should assess the environmental impacts of mineral extraction.By law, plannin...
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