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Planning: Nature Conservation

Commons · Question 28783 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that National Planning Policy reforms protect (a) nature and (b) wildlife.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 12 Feb 2025

The revised National Planning Policy Framework we published on 12 December 2024 included several changes designed to enhance and protect the environment. For example, it expects developments to provide net gains for biodiversity, including through incorpo...