Environmental Delivery Plans
Commons · Question 41115 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Environmental Delivery Plans proposed in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are compatible with section 17(5) of the Envi
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 28 Mar 2025
The government is clear that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will not lead to a reduction in environmental protections.The Secretary of State, when considering a policy decision to make an Environmental Delivery Plan for an area, will have due regard...