Biodiversity: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 54117 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the timeline for local authorities to incorporate biodiversity targets into their local plans.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 4 Jun 2025
Public authorities play an important role in improving nature. The strengthened biodiversity duty came into force in 1 January 2023 and requires public authorities to consider how they can improve biodiversity through the exercise of their existing functi...