Question follow-through · 62971
Bats: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Natural England on the effectiveness of its guidance entitled Bats: advice for making planning decisions, last updated on 7 April 2025.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 26 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 2 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Natural England on the effectiveness of its guidance entitled Bats: advice for making planning decisions, last updated on 7 April 2025.
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jul 2025
Answer published
In April 2025, Natural England (NE) published updated standing advice on protected species, including bats. This update is aligned with the Government’s radical action plan to cut red tape and kickstart growth. The revised advice provides Local Planning A...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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