Planning: Climate Change
Commons · Question 33705 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Charlotte Cane
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that planning decisions support the Government’s climate targets.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 5 Mar 2025
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the world today, and the planning system can play a powerful role in helping to mitigate and adapt to its effects.The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 made som...