Planning: Reform
Commons · Question 23182 · Tabled 10 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to protect the countryside and wildlife, in the context of her Department's proposed planning reforms.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 27 Jan 2025
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to, and enhance, the natural and local environment by recognising the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside, and the wider benefit...