Question follow-through · 25796

Trees: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 19116 on Trees: Planning Permission, if he will publish the review.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
24 Jan 2025
Answer
28 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 19116 on Trees: Planning Permission, if he will publish the review.

  2. 24 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The review of the implementation of the National Planning Policy Framework with regards to Ancient and Veteran trees was published on the 14 November 2024 on the Science Search website.

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