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Rivers: Planning

Asked by Chris HinchliffLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 11 December 2025UIN 96997

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to add chalk streams to the National Planning Policy Framework as an irreplaceable habitat.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 94314 on 3 December 2025.

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