Planning: Environment Protection
Commons · Question 57369 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the planning system within the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on irreplaceable habitats.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 16 Jun 2025
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is clear that development resulting in the loss or deterioration of irreplaceable habitats should be refused, unless there are wholly exceptional reasons and a suitable compensation strategy exists. The Nature...