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 Democrat — Newton 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 CreaghDefra’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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