Question follow-through · 33742

Planning: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the role of local nature recovery strategies in local planning decisions.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
27 Feb 2025
Answer
5 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the role of local nature recovery strategies in local planning decisions.

  2. 27 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Local Nature Recovery Strategies are being prepared across England to set out priorities for nature recovery, map important habitats and identify opportunities for improvements.The government recently updated its Planning Practice Guidance to explain the ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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