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Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Wetlands

Commons · Question 119007 · 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 scientific evidence Natural England is using to determine whether a development has a potential hydrological impacts on hydrologically dependent Sites of Special Scientific Intere

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 18 Mar 2026

Natural England assesses all available information on both impacts and mitigation and uses professional judgement and scientific expertise to provide advice to decision-makers.