Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 8263

Rivers: Environment Protection

Tabled: 9 October 2024
Answered: 18 October 2024

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including enhanced protection of chalk streams in planning reforms.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Government is committed to securing better environmental outcomes alongside meeting development needs. We are considering how best to reform environmental assessment processes with that objective in mind, including whether to utilise powers in the Lev...

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