New Towns: Planning Permission
Lords · Question HL7834 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness O'Neill of Bexley
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for Housing and Planning on 7 April (HC40908), what is the evidential basis for the designation of the site of special scientific interest that prevented the development of the
Answer
Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 16 Jun 2025
Natural England (NE) notifies areas as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which, in its opinion are of special interest by reason of their flora, fauna, geological or physiographic features. The Swanscombe Peninsula SSSI is a corridor of habitats...