Question follow-through · 69683

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Summary: Planning and Infrastructure Bill, Government Amendments to Part 3 (Lords Committee Stage), published on 17 July 2025, in what cir

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Sept 2025 · 44 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Summary: Planning and Infrastructure Bill, Government Amendments to Part 3 (Lords Committee Stage), published on 17 July 2025, in what cir

  2. 1 Sept 2025

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  3. 3 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Where a developer has been granted permission relying on the payment of the Nature Restoration Levy, Natural England will be responsible for securing the necessary conservation measures to outweigh the negative effects of the development.Natural England a...

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