Part of Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Report (5th Day) – in the House of Lords at 4:20 pm on 4 September 2023.
Moved by Baroness Parminter
182: After Clause 86, insert the following new Clause—“Local nature recovery strategies(1) A local planning authority must ensure that their development plan (taken as a whole) incorporates such policies and proposals so as to deliver the objectives of the local nature recovery strategy.(2) Any policies or proposals in subsection (1) must be consistent with the proper exercise of the authority’s plan making functions.”Member's explanatory statementThis new Clause sets out the relationship between local nature recovery strategies (LNRSs) and statutory development plans to ensure LNRSs objectives are delivered and aligned with development plans. This is to help secure implementation of Environment Act requirements.
