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Housing and Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) new planning proposals and (b) increased house building do not (i) negatively impact wildlife and (ii) worsen environmental degradatio

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
10 Mar 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) new planning proposals and (b) increased house building do not (i) negatively impact wildlife and (ii) worsen environmental degradatio

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by recognising the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside, and the wider benefits from natur...

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