Nature Conservation: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 68816 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Rosie Duffield
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her Department's policy that all planning decisions should adhere to the Mitigation and Conservation Hierarchy.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 25 Jul 2025
The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that when determining planning applications, local planning authorities should apply the principle that if significant harm to biodiversity resulting from a development cannot be avoided, adequately mitig...