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Planning: Recreation Spaces and Wildlife

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 3 September 2025UIN 69446

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on (a) levels of access to green spaces and (b) wildlife.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The Impact Assessment for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill was published 6 May 2025 and can be found on gov.uk here.

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