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Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Wetlands

Commons · Question 119006 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2026

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment Natural England has made of hydrological impacts on wetland Sites of Special Scientific Interest being mitigated through post-construction monitoring or compensation me

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 18 Mar 2026

Post-construction monitoring or compensation measures are secured by the local planning authority through mechanisms such as conditions. Natural England has a programme of SSSI monitoring through feature assessments and the results are available on Design...