Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 30 December 2024.
Adrian Ramsay
Green, Waveney Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps under the National Planning Policy Framework to increase protections for (a) chalk streams and (b) ancient woodlands.
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that development resulting in the loss or deterioration of irreplaceable habitats, which can include ancient woodland and chalk streams, should be refused, unless there are wholly exceptional reasons and a suitable compensation strategy exists.
Yes2 people think so
No2 people think not
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