Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 1517
Wind Power: Planning Permission
Tabled: 24 July 2024
Answered: 1 August 2024
Question
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative — North West Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the environmental principles assessment for the Policy statement on onshore wind, published on 8 July 2024.
Answer
Matthew PennycookEnvironmental Principles assessments are not published routinely, but the potential environmental effects of changes to planning policy are considered in line with the requirements of the Environment Act 2021.