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...