Question follow-through · 57595

Housing: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support biodiversity and nature when building houses and infrastructure.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
16 Jun 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support biodiversity and nature when building houses and infrastructure.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 is clear about the importance of protecting and enhancing biodiversity where it is affected by development and includes stringent protections for nationally designated sites and ...

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