Planning
Commons · Question 92381 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that planning policy adequately reflects the potential risks posed by dynamic environments such as a) estuaries, b) floodplains and
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 26 Nov 2025
Chapter 14 of the National Planning Policy Framework sets out a holistic approach to meeting the challenges of climate change, coastal change, and flooding. It makes clear that the planning system should take full account of all climate impacts, including...