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Renewable Energy: Planning Permission

Commons · Question 25872 · Tabled 22 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 30 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Tracy Gilbert

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of giving Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies a statutory duty to consider (a) net zero and (b) the delivery of the Clean Pow

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 30 Jan 2025

Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCBs) under Defra’s purview include Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). Remits differ with Natural England advising developers and competent authorities on environmental assessments an...