Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 24888
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, what criteria her Department uses to evaluate non-statutory guidance to inform planning policy for (a) quarries and (b) related proposed developments.
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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