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Environment Protection: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 6 of the ADAS and Stephenson Halliday's report entitled Review of the implementation of National Planning Policy Framework para 186c, published on 27 August 2024

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
19 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 6 of the ADAS and Stephenson Halliday's report entitled Review of the implementation of National Planning Policy Framework para 186c, published on 27 August 2024

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    We are using the evidence from this Review (Review of the implementation of the NPPF para 186 (c) in applications and appeals in or within 15 metres of ancient woodlands or near ancient and veteran trees), and subsequent engagement with stakeholders, to e...

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