Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 115602

Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Planning Permission

Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of how current planning policy frameworks influence the advisory and regulatory role of Natural England in relation to large housing allocations

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra’s Regulatory Landscape Review, led by Dan Corry, was published in April 2025. As part of our work to implement its recommendations, we will soon publish Strategic Policy Statements for Natural England and the Environment Agency. These will set out e...

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