Written questions

National Landscapes: Camping Sites

Commons · Question 106405 · Tabled 16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 21 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that planning exemptions for campsites in national landscapes maintain protections for the environment.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 21 Jan 2026

The Government is committed to working with local partners and Protected Landscapes organisations to understand how planning measures can protect the unique landscape and natural assets of these areas, while supporting sustainable tourism and rural econom...